If there’s one thing New Democracy and SYRIZA have been converging on lately, it’s that they seem to be pivoting strategies with an eye on the second round. How is it expressed? With the compression of PASOK begun for some time now by both main forces, in order to find reservoirs in the area in the re-elections – if they are inevitable. SYRIZA, on the other hand, is asking PASOK voters to “turn their backs so Mitsotakis can leave” while N.D. “maintain stability and not turn back.”

old rule

Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ speech in Trikala when he mentioned his college years is part of the same strategy the next day: “When we played basketball in America, we had a rule: if you win, you stay; if you lose, you leave.” You win, you play. The next one is coming in,” he said, implicitly but clearly telling Mr. Tsipras that if he lost, it was time to leave.

Clarification

Frosso Karasarlidou commented on the publication of the column. SYRIZA candidate for Imatija points out that “in 2021, the electoral court annulled my election because 899 preference crosses in 56 constituencies were withdrawn from my electoral mandate (and likewise 827 preference crosses in favor of my co-candidate)” due to the fault of judicial representatives which they did not monograph bulletins as they should have. The candidate for deputy emphasizes that this is a reality, and not illegal receipt of 100 ballots in her favor, adding that the letter sent by her was aimed at ensuring that such a phenomenon does not repeat itself in the elections, sounding the alarm so that judicial representatives can do it correctly in time of your work.

Sly ministers

Many ministers are trying to overcome the limited television appearances in connection with the upcoming elections, taking advantage of their position, trying to “play” in the media through their disguised, that is, ministerial activities. The result is not always successful, as they either try to engage in very subtle activities that would otherwise not even be noticed, or, even worse, they themselves produce news that does not have much success.

Sending… Complaints

In the last week before the elections, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing for perhaps the most difficult region of the country. I mean the West. Macedonia, as he will visit Kastoria. It is interesting that recently in Western Macedonia he was placed on the orders of … Maxim, the former secretary of N.D. Andreas Papamykos. By what criteria? Papammikos wanted to help with the election campaign, and Maximos chose Deet. Macedonia, on the one hand, because the former secretary has connections in northern Greece, on the other hand, because he does not have a public position and can listen to complaints more easily.