“Because today may Day “A working day is, perhaps, also an opportunity to finally think about who the party is, what faction, what the government is, which fought for the interests of the workers,” he stressed. Kyriakos Mitsotakisaddressing the citizens who greeted him in the Kifissia shopping center.

Who are they, who increased the base salary by 20% and brought it to 780 euros. Who introduced the digital work card so that all overtime could be recorded? Who first extended maternity leave? We are on maternity leave for the first time. Who are they, who have tightened control on the labor market,” the prime minister said.

“ND with May Day, Tsipras with April Fool’s Day”

“Finally, friends, it seems that New Democracy is with May Day, and Tsipras is with April Fools’ Day. Because nothing but lies. He is a month behind,” the prime minister said.

“I saw—maybe you saw them too—the spots of the SYRIZA campaign, gray and black everywhere. And I wonder if this is the Greece that Greek citizens are experiencing today. The answer is no, friends. The Greece of dullness and poverty was their Greece, which we left behind forever in 2019. Our Greece is more optimistic, brighter. Mind you, this is not problem-free Greece. We were the first to say that we have overcome many difficulties and that we must continue to support society. Punctuality has not gone away and it eats up the income of citizens. That is why we stepped up and supported households with a range of tools to alleviate this great difficulty of imported precision.”

“But there is no doubt that if you ask any objective citizen today – I don’t necessarily mean citizens who vote for New Democracy – if the country is better off today than it was in 1919, they will say yes. Greece today is on the right track.

And this path that is recognized, this path that is now recognized by everyone and everything, by foreign houses, by foreign analysts, is a path that must be continued,” Mr. Mitsotakis added.

“ND submitted a memorandum to the Supreme Court, SYRIZA was absent”

Speaking about the ND program, he said: “I just want to contrast the party, which has a calculated and studied program, and the official opposition, which promises benefits in excess of 70 billion, without saying anything specific, again trying to deceive the citizens. like he did in 2015.”

“I answer them here, from the Northern Sector, from Kifisia, that 2023 is not 2015. Citizens suffered and learned. They don’t want a second chance for disaster. They will give the second command to attack. And this message, especially here from the Northern Sector, we will send, and we will send it in a resounding way. This is a signal of democratic vigilance,” the Prime Minister added.

Also referring to the memorandum presented by the ND in the AXA case, he said: “And since I am talking about democratic vigilance, I cannot but comment on a completely unacceptable event. Yesterday was the deadline for the parties to file memorandums in the case, which is being heard in the First Department of the Supreme Court, whether the knifemakers of the Golden Dawn will be able to form combinations and participate in the national elections.

New Democracy filed a memorandum on the merits. PASOK submitted a memorandum. SYRIZA was missing. Missing once again from democratic duty. From a democratic duty to prevent those who wear the mantle of the party, when in fact they are a criminal gang, from entering parliament. I regret that some people still turn a blind eye to extremes and catch voices in troubled waters,” he stressed.

In addition, he said that the ND, as we move towards the elections, will always speak with restraint, politically, without complacency, without arrogance, without seeking either escalation or polarization.

“We have something to say about what we have done. We courageously admitted our mistakes and strive to correct them. But first of all, we have a plan for Greece for the next day,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.

Earlier, the Prime Minister and his wife, Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis, also toured the Kifisia flower exhibition, where he had the opportunity to visit exhibitors’ stands and communicate with citizens.

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