A large gathering of the EPP is expected in Greece from 2 to 4 December, with the participation of presidents, prime ministers and opposition leaders belonging to the European New Democracy family, as well as two EU ladies, Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta. Metzola. The topic of the meeting is the future of the centre-right, and who will be the candidates for the leadership of Europe in 2024. The fact is that this discussion about the future of the centre-right is taking place in Greece, but in reality with the Prime Minister, Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shows how significant New Democracy and its president are to the EPP. And one more thing: the timing of the meeting shows that the EPP wants to be the first to open the relevant debate, ahead of, among other things, its friend Emmanuel Macron.

The immediate punishment of MP Patsis shows that Maximos’ crisis management model has changed from the past. In fact, Maximos did the same in the case of the Grevena deputy, as in the case of wiretapping, when the prime minister demanded his resignation. Let me remind you that in the first three years, during various crises, the prime minister never made any concessions. The model change did not happen “over the air”. All measurements show that the prime minister himself is a great advantage of the government, and as the elections approach, he must be protected in every possible way. Moreover, the dilemma in the end will be “Mitsotakis or Tsipras.”

In any case, by November the government was preparing changes to the poten esches, as this is a specific commitment to save money from the Recovery Fund. After the Patsis case, the changes take on yet another weight, as they show that the control over “location” is not perfect. The burden of institutional change again falls on Herapetritis, who is asked to prepare the groundwork.

I’m leaving and taking you to the municipalities. In the Peloponnese, there appears to be a flirtation between SYRIZA and Petros Tatoulis, who has declared that he will still be a candidate again. The opposition seems to be looking at him “kindly” because, as many leaders say, the case of the former minister and regional governor suits SYRIZA, as it also marks the opening of the centrist space where politician Arkas has always been placed.

On the other hand, for N.D. everything is open. As I wrote to you earlier, the case for not supporting Panagiotis Nikas is that the governor of the region himself said that he would not run for a new term, since he has the advantage as the incumbent president. In the event that a messianic politician decides to leave, the fan will open and there will be various scenarios such as that of Messinian MP Pericles Mandas, as well as Arcadian MP Kostas Vlasis, who states that he is not interested in the position, but adds “this moment” which means the data may change in the next step.

In his SKAI interview, Alexis Tsipras tried to appeal to a moderate audience. President SYRIZA looked mild-mannered and pursued a specific goal: to tell the golden mean that he was an alternative solution, and not some kind of “blank”. His constant references to the middle class, as well as his aversion to immigration, where he effectively distanced himself from the open borders policy, prove his point.

Giannis Loverdos is not among the MPs belonging to the “top shelf” of the ND, to put it mildly. His comment after learning about direct assignments from ELTA was a real hit: “We are begging for employees to move to ELTA and others are getting rich,” he said, reflecting the climate that exists in K.O. N.D.: Deputies feel that there is a conclave of elites, and deputies simply pull the cart in difficult times.

The end of tolerance from Mitsotakis

Mitsotakis has faced many difficult crises in which he has been praised. Therefore, in big battles, the sign is positive. And somewhere the ball seems to be lost “under the bottom”. The case of Andreas Patsis, the “shadow” of direct orders from the head of the Personnel Register Rebecca Pitsikas, the “gray” case of MP Maravehas, lead the government to constantly apologize for things that are not central, but undoubtedly concern N.D., since these are her leaders. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as his colleague said in the column, decided that tolerance in such cases would now be zero, as was also the case with the Grevena MP, whose removal was immediate, “unlike SYRIZA”, as they say the same thing. sources that his management never removed as a matter of principle.