End of his speech Antonis Samaras on Wednesday evening at the Pallas Theatre, who spoke about the unity of the faction in view of the elections, especially pleased Maximos Palacelike a few months before the elections, the main goal is to rally all the “tribes” and all the tendencies of the party to achieve the goal of self-reliance.

In order for this to happen, Maximos and Piraeus have come up with various promotions that will begin to unfold after January 10th.

First, in N.D. they have already informed all non-parliamentary government officials who are not going to join the government that they will participate in groups that will tour the prefectures. These strains fall into two categories.

In the first, representatives of the New Democracy, such as Giorgos Karagiannis, Yiannis Smyrlis, Athanasios Barlembas, Nikos Charalias, and in the second, leaders who came from PASOK but help in the election campaign, such as Lina Mendoni, Yiannis Tsakiris. etc.

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People from PASOK will also help the party in the election campaign.

The second action is prepared New Democracy especially concerns the critical activation of old managers, former deputies, deputies of the European Parliament, presidents of NODE, presidents of UNED, etc., who can unite to unite the leaders of their generation and a wider party base, i. voters, perhaps for various reasons far from N.D.

The reason is officials such as Manolis Grafakos, Yannis Koulizakos, former ONNED President Sakis Ioannidis, who have already turned to the party for help. Yiannis Bratakos, Pavlos Marinakis and Thanasis Nesis are already preparing themed events in Athens and Thessaloniki with the participation of all the old leaders who will set the tone for the unity and rallying of the blue base. The first step has already been taken with regard to the ex officio membership of the former youth presidents in the Political Committee.

In Piraeus, it is considered extremely important to rally the party base of the faction through elections. In no way implying a departure from the central strategy of the Center’s approach, N.D. it needs to get closer to its traditional constituents. There are two elements that repel traditional voters: first, the wear and tear of the government, and second, the overdose of PASOK, which is considered by many to be excessive, irritating to many classic cadres. As far as party cohesion is concerned, it may be high for a period without elections, but there is much room for improvement. “Reliability on our own forces will also be determined by what kind of rally we will have,” a government representative told K, emphasizing that N.D. she needs to appeal to all those who voted for her in 2019 who, even if they defected, don’t seem to be switching parties.

Mitsotakis at the meeting of the South

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in Alicante, Spain to attend the EUMED-9 Summit of the European South.

According to the information, the talks were built on three thematic sections: the Mediterranean in the future of Europe, the strategic autonomy of the EU. with a focus on the energy sector and the economic context.

A declaration was expected to be adopted at the end of last night’s meeting, focusing on the economic and social consequences of the war in Ukraine, economic governance, the Mediterranean environment, peace, security and stability in the Mediterranean, and the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Recall that the previous EUMED session was held in Athens in September 2021 and was identified as a strategic priority for the EU. a stable, secure and prosperous Mediterranean.