The State Minister for Development has set the vision for Greece of 2030 as the central pillar of the Government strategy, marking the start of a new pre-election period.
In an interview with the newspaper “Eleftheros Typos”, Stavros Kalafatis identified the upcoming Congress of the party as the starting point for a new, dynamic beginning with the elections of 2027 on the horizon.
The MP for Thessaloniki stressed that the central plan focuses on the transformation of the country by 2030, seeking to inspire citizens with a coherent and winning vision.
According to Kalafatis, the rallying of the cadres and the emergence of priorities for the next decade are the guarantees for maintaining the political dominance of the party and successfully addressing future challenges.
The interview with Stavros Kalafatis in “Eleftheros Typos”:
What do you think is the most powerful message that the New Democracy Conference should send out?
The most powerful message that it should send out is that the country needs political stability, consistency and boldness in major changes. In a period of international turbulence and uncertainty, our country cannot return to either populism or immobility. At the same time, our Congress, with the vision for Greece 2030 as its central axis, is the beginning of a new victorious beginning that will lead us to the next elections in 2027. Political continuity, led by our Prime Minister and President, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is a guarantee for stable growth and social progress. We continue to move forward, with a plan, seriousness and efficiency.
How concerned are you that the government’s undoubted achievements may be “overshadowed” by the opposition’s concerted attack of scandalology?
The answer to scandalology can be neither shouting nor toxicity. It is the continuation of our work with tangible results in the daily lives of citizens. The more the government solves problems, the weaker the effort to create an artificial climate. Citizens evaluate the overall development of the economy, the reduction of unemployment, the strengthening of the country’s international position, investments, the digitalisation of the state.
The New Democracy has proceeded with a grid of structural proposals for the revision of the Constitution. The opposition has entrenched itself in the “no to everything” position. Is this not the right time to start a process that requires consensus?
Greece needs a more modern and functional institutional framework that will respond to the challenges of the new era. Major reforms require political courage, not petty party calculations. ND has put forward substantial and courageous proposals, from strengthening the evaluation in the public sector to the revision of Article 16 and the further institutional armouring of the country. The Constitutional Review is not a conjunctural political process, but a national necessity with a decades-long horizon. If the opposition chooses “no to everything”, it does not mean that the debate should be frozen. On the contrary, it is the responsibility of political forces to take a serious stance towards changes that can unleash the country’s potential.
