The party’s “slogan” for the upcoming election was announced by Thessaloniki by Konstantinos Kyranakis.
““In the 2027 elections, our message is that Greece is strong and can become even stronger—economically, militarily, and geopolitically—and this vision unites us,” said the secretary of the Political Committee of New Democracy, Konstantinos Kyranakis, who, together with the party’s general director, Yiannis Smyrlis, visited the Deputy Minister of the Interior, Macedonia, and Thrace, Kostas Gioulekas, at the Governor’s Office.
“The mandate I have received from the Prime Minister is for unity, solidarity, and optimism, which must stem from the projects and achievements of this government. In this final stretch of 400 meters, which will lead us to the polls, we need a steady pace and a steady intensity all the way to the finish line. And at the polls, we know very well that the people of Northern Greece will trust us only if we restore hope, only if our message for Greece in 2030 is clear, understandable, and powerful,” he noted.
Specifically regarding Thessaloniki , he emphasized that “it is now undergoing a transportation revolution,” citing projects such as the metro and others currently underway.
In response to a reporter’s question about who New Democracy’s political rival is, he replied “Mr. Tsipras’s party” and attacked the former prime minister, saying: “The political landscape has changed. Our opponent is now Mr. Tsipras’s party, the party that calls itself ‘ELAS.’ And ELAS evokes dark chapters in Greek history. To the civil war—dark chapters that many generations fought to leave behind—many generations fought so that we could achieve national reconciliation. And I think that this move by Mr. Tsipras is truly inexplicable, because it signals a deeply divisive pre-election period, which has already begun.”
“Our opponent is the Left—and the ideas of the Left have been definitively defeated by Greek society,” he added.
When asked why he hadn’t said anything about PASOK, he replied: “I didn’t say anything to you because, in any case, the Greek people say even less about PASOK. It is beginning to lose its character, it is beginning to shrink politically. There are internal dilemmas they must address; it is not my place to comment on them. “Our goal is to be absolutely trustworthy and consistent in keeping our own promises and to inspire hope for the future in the 2027 elections”.
When asked about the possibility that former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, Mr. Kyranakis replied: “Antonis Samaras was a good prime minister for the country and for the political camp. He took the reins of Greece during an extremely difficult period—a time when our country was on the brink of collapse—and saved it. That fact remains unchanged, despite the unfair criticism that Antonis Samaras has been directing at us in recent months—criticism that, obviously, saddens us all.”
He emphasized that it is the rank-and-file New Democrat who will be saddened if Mr. Samaras forms a new party. He recalled that “the rank-and-file New Democrat stayed with the party when Antonis Samaras was in power, and that is what we want them to do now—to remain with the party.”
“We are opening up our candidate lists to young people. We want to inspire trust in young people once again. We are moving forward with our plan, our strategy. The dialogue with citizens will be ongoing, and at the end of August, tours throughout Northern Greece will begin, involving all ministers, always under the coordination of Mr. Gioulekas. “We will crisscross all of Northern Greece to get our message across,” he noted.
Regarding Mr. Goulekas , he said that over the past 15 months, when he himself was Deputy Minister of Transportation , he had worked closely with him.
The Deputy Minister of the Interior for Macedonia and Thrace, for his part, emphasized that “it is extremely important to have this link between the political faction from which the current government emerged, because the faction—the party—is always the link to society.” He also said that the frequent visits by New Democracy ministers and officials to Thessaloniki prove that Thessaloniki, Macedonia, and Thrace are not isolated.
Mr. Kyranakis and Mr. Smyrlis visited the New Democracy headquarters in Thessaloniki and held a meeting with the chairman of the party’s Executive Committee in the prefecture, Zisis Iakeimovich, and the chairs of the Prefectural Executive Committees in the 1st and 2nd electoral districts, Nikos Patsas and Konstantinos Pallas.
