We are already in pre-election period – without, of course, necessarily meaning that there will be surprises and early polls, but in any case the period in which they will be set up in 2027, that is, at the end of the four-year term, is now less than 10-11 months.

This is also evidenced by the ferment and mobility in the political scene,as well as by the speech of the Prime Minister himself and the political leaders, but also by the preparations in all the parliamentary groups.

written by Ersi Papadaki

Slowly, then, the dilemmas on which citizens will be asked to make their decisions are beginning to come into play. And the stakes at the ballot box, especially in a turbulent period like the one we are now experiencing with the war in Iran and its aftermath on the energy market and the economy, cannot be other than what prevailed, albeit in a different political environment, in 2023: stability, normality on the one hand and chaos on the other.

It is, however, striking that lately persons whose previous political life has shown the exact opposite have attempted to put this dilemma into their political discourse and appear as defenders of stability and normality. This is the case, for example, with Alexis Tsipras, who is attempting, without success so far, to interpret his decision to create a political party and run for elections. That is, if he eventually does…

The same is recently being done by Nikos Androulakis, considering that normality has already returned to the political scene with the presence of PASOK as the official opposition and in second place behind ND. A supposed “normality” and a bipole that citizens disapproved of, however, in the past period, as mainly centrist voters headed en masse to NDand were inspired by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leaving Mr Androulakis alone with various “orphans” of SYRIZA after Tsipras’ departure.

And what, really, is the stability and normality that the president of PASOK preaches, when, for example, within his own party there are various and contradictory views on all the major issues, the first of which is how the country will be governed after the elections?

On the contrary, it was Mr Mitsotakis who already in 2019, in the face of SYRIZA and Mr Tsipras, and even more so in 2023, posed this dilemma. If the citizens want the normality, stability and security that the governance of the country by the New Democracy party under the same prime minister managed to bring, and even in an extremely difficult period. The answer at the ballot box is known to have been resounding. So resounding in fact that it surprised even the Prime Minister’s staff, but also the executives of the South-West and not only its political opponents. Because the verdict of the citizens was clear and unambiguous and completely vindicated the attitude of Mr Mitsotakis.

The 41% and the difference between ND and the other parties was a clear reward, but also a clear message that citizens are attracted by security and stability, by normality.Any other development, especially at such a critical period, would be disastrous for the country itself. For reasons of egoism – political and personal – the lovers of chaos and chaos cannot take revenge from the citizens and democracy itself. Those who, in the first half of 2015 and culminating in the unforgettable referendum, brought the country to the brink of chaos, division and exit from Europe.

Nor, of course, those who attack the judiciary according to their own agenda, when the judges’ decisions do not serve their design, subverting one of the pillars of our democratic constitution, namely the independence of the judiciary. The word “stability” is the key. And security in any form is what citizens rightly put as their first or only priority.