The Prime Minister spoke at a meeting of the ND Political Committee at the party’s headquarters in Moschato. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a few days before the official start of the pre-election period, stressing that “the self-sufficient N.D. means an independent Greece” and that “a victorious New Democracy means a victorious Greece”.

At the same time, the prime minister summed up the work of the government, harshly criticized SYRIZA and identified “5 priorities” for a strong Greece.

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At the beginning of his speech, the Prime Minister thanked those present: “This is our last meeting before the elections, before the decisive confrontation that ND will bring. a second strong mandate for a new fruitful term of office, setting the course of the country for the coming years.”

“Stability, Consistency, Continuity”

“In your faces, I see the confidence of victory, but I also see the confidence that this campaign will ultimately bring self-confidence. A self-sufficient New Democracy for a self-sufficient strong Greece.”

“You were the first to feel the need for Greece to remain on the path of security and progress,” Mr. Mitsotakis continued, addressing the ND—three words that complete the three great conquests.

Since 2019, we have managed to restore the lost positions of the four-year-old SYRIZA. We have overcome great challenges. From the question of migration in Evros and the pandemic to the threats in the Aegean and everything that the war brought to Ukraine, realizing what we promised the Greek citizens in 2019,” said Mr. Mitsotakis.

“It is true that no government has ever fought in such numbers and on so many different fronts. And no one has shown such important work in such a short time, and even in such an unfavorable environment,” the prime minister added, summing up the parliamentary work of the government.

Mr. Mitsotakis, referring to the ND ballots, spoke of the second vote and pointed out that “New Democracy does have a lot of depth in executive power” and that he uses “meritocracy and meritocracy only” as a compass in the use of executive power.

Regarding the government performance report, Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized “the need to emphasize the consistency of the words and deeds of this government” and emphatically stressed that “we have reduced taxes by 50 and 4 units of insurance premiums”, while he also pointed to the abolition of solidarity contribution, as well as “total relief of the burden of 7 billion euros – permanent benefits, when the third Tsipras-Varoufakis memorandum cost us almost 100 billion.”

“We have been able to lower taxes and deliver much greater growth and fiscal stability (…) and it is this growth dividend that we can return to Greek society. That is why for the first time in 12 years we were able to give pensioners an 8% bonus. And the higher the growth, the higher the future increase will be,” the prime minister added, and then criticized the Katrugalu law, saying that “those who have been affected by N. Katrugalu’s personal dispute have recently been strengthened, and I promised to continue to support them . pensioners until the personal difference is fully extinguished.”

“Recovery of investment grade by the end of 2023”

“We have created nearly 300,000 new jobs,” said the prime minister, who compared the numbers to Spain, where he said unemployment remained at the same level during socialist rule, and promised to restore investment in 2023 “if N.D. a stable and strong government after the elections.”

He then called for a comparison of “this report with what happened in the 2015-2019 period.” And he noted: “closed banks, queues at ATMs, the country is on the verge, the third unnecessary memorandum, negative deposits, and today growth forecasts are being revised upward.”

“The land of immature vines is a thing of the past”

Regarding the issue of immigration, he argued: “Four years ago, some people told us that there were no borders on the sea and that on land they should remain open (…) This country of immature vines is now a thing of the past. Illegal flows are prevented. We are breaking, dissolving, crushing the pitiful schemes of human traffickers,” the prime minister pointedly stated and made it clear that “the fence of euroros is expanding”, describing the Papadimoulis amendment as “despicable”.

He then enumerated measures to strengthen the armed forces, focusing on increasing the number of uniforms: “Equipment, no matter how good, is useless unless it is accompanied by cadres well trained, but, above all, energetic. , – he said.

“5 priorities for a strong Greece”

The Prime Minister, addressing P.E. The ND spoke in detail about the infrastructure projects being implemented throughout the country.

He also talked about large investments in energy, noting that we are among the top 10 countries in the world in the production of energy from solar and wind.

He also mentioned many things that he said still need to be done. In particular, he talked about the reform of the National Social Security System and what still needs to be done in the field of education, where, in particular, he said that 25,000 permanent appointments have already been made, pilot and model schools and interactive tables have increased significantly. have been installed.

He also said that the state is still a big patient, but noted that steps have been taken. At the same time, he referred to the transformation of the Civil Protection, the digital revolution and the FECA, which now pays pensions on time.

“There are many pockets of anachronism lurking in the central administration, as the Tempi tragedy showed. But 112 is also a staff, like EMAK, border guards in Evros, officers of the Coast Guard. The state has organized the perfect vaccination campaign, and the same state is inviting thousands of Greek women to get free mammograms,” he added.

Mr. Mitsotakis said that next week he will present the ND program. for the next four years for a strong Greece with 5 clear priorities.

“Firstly, we are striving to increase wages. We know they are still low and we can increase them by 25% by the end of 2027 if we keep the annual growth rate at 3%. Once upon a time we fought to stay in Europe. The battle of our generation is to become Europe in all areas.

The second pursuit is to modernize public health.

The third goal is a better state, the most efficient state. At the beginning of March, we held the first national ASEP competition to have a roster of successful candidates. Let’s put into practice what is in force in the civil service code, a two-year trial period. Will be done. Here is how it should be done. Digital map in government, evaluation for everyone.

The priority of the environment is to support the new generation through many activities. The My Home program has already aroused interest. I promised that as soon as the funds were exhausted, we would double the fund. Other actions are also being implemented.

Our fifth priority is to continue our national policy on international relations, security and immigration,” he stressed.

“We want ND with Prime Minister Mitsotakis or SYRIZA with Prime Minister Tsipras.”

“We prefer comparison to conflict. Let citizens decide who can manage and overcome any crisis, and who creates the crisis himself. Mr. Tsipras offers benefits. We cost them about 45 billion over four years. If implemented, they would either lead to a tsunami of new taxes or a new memorandum. Because they know they will lose, they throw stars into the sky,” said Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

SYRIZA chose the slogan “justice everywhere” with a close associate of Nikos Pappas convicted by a special court. In recent hours, those who did not know what their MEP was doing are citing moral advantage,” the prime minister continued.

He also said that today he can call SYRIZA a moral exception to toxicity. “The pit into which they themselves are now falling. Like what happened yesterday with UNESCO. You remember how Mr. Tsipras made an angry statement about the desecration of the sacred rock of the Acropolis. The fact that the ND strengthens the Acropolis and UNESCO shows that our governance is exemplary,” he added.

He also said that SYRIZA is guilty of a simple analogy trap.

“The result of words and actions is a new agreement of truth with the Greek people. This is an election dilemma. Are we moving forward or are we going backward? Do we want ND with Prime Minister Mitsotakis or SYRIZA with Prime Minister Tsipras? The choice is also between two terms of government. Return to taxes or continue with relief? We vote, in fact, at the same time as our neighbors. The outcome will send a signal that we stand firm in our national rights,” he said.

Mr. Mitsotakis emphasized that he had no doubts that, if numbers allowed, the opponents of the ND would not hesitate to form a coalition, and referred to the statements of Mr. Dragasakis. “From TIF, I spoke about this theoretical scenario of political teratogenesis. Everyone recognizes this. The risks are many and this is something every voter should be concerned about. Whoever wants to vote for PASOK will then see Mr. Tsipras as prime minister and Mr. Varoufakis as finance minister,” he added.

Mr. Mitsotakis stressed that there are no losing or protesting votes, and stressed that the outcome on May 21 will determine who will rule.

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