Yesterday there was a lot of political journalistic interest, everyone was trying to find out what was said at the dinner between Kostas Karamanlis and Antonis Samaras. It is likely that the exact content of the conversation will become known much later, as is the case in such cases, although those who talk to the two ex-prime ministers can guess something. However, the message about the dinner was sent with a purposeful leak of information about the dinner of the two “blue” leaders undertaken by the Samara side. Especially the phrase that Mr. Samaras “returned” the dinner in Thessaloniki eloquently reflects the hostility between the two sides.

Support from the EPP

The entire European People’s Party is in Athens from today, giving the prime minister the opportunity to hold private meetings with several leaders. This morning, Austrian Chancellor Karl Neuhammer, Romanian President Klaus Johannes and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tagiani, who came from Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, will cross the threshold of the Maximus Palace this morning. The conference will also be attended by Ursula von der Leyen, with whom the Prime Minister will also have a four-party meeting in Asteras Vouliagmenis, where the meeting will take place. The presence of so many leaders in Athens shows that the government is far from “isolated” in the international arena, as SYRIZA claims.

“Surgical” bulletins

In the months leading up to the elections, as now, the steps taken must be… surgical, as the balance sheets are fragile. In this context, I learn that Maximou, for the final closing of the ballots in key and major regions, is asking for the final opinion of those who were elected first in 2019 in order to avoid any opportunity to grumble inside the New Democracy.

After the parade

I wrote to you last Sunday that many have already circled April 2 as a possible date for the first round of the national elections. A source well aware of the ongoing discussions told me not to exclude the previous Sunday, that is, March 26, the day after the national holiday. Clearly, the national rise of the days is seen as favorable for momentum, as the difference in approach to national issues between the two political leaders in the polls is the largest of any other area.