{"id":4334,"date":"2026-05-06T19:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=4334"},"modified":"2026-05-06T19:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:22:00","slug":"the-central-committee-of-the-new-democracy-under-kyriakos-mitsotakis-meets-tomorrow-at-1100-what-the-prime-minister-will-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=4334","title":{"rendered":"The Central Committee of the New Democracy under Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets tomorrow at 11:00 &#8211; What the Prime Minister will say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"> The <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"2\">Parliamentary Group<\/b> of the <b>NWD<\/b> will meet tomorrow under the <b>Kyriakos Mitsotakis<\/b>, marking the start of the procedures for the <b>Constitutional Review<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">A key moment for the country&#8217;s political system is tomorrow&#8217;s meeting of <b>ND party MPs<\/b> at 11:00, as the agenda for the <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"165\">Constitutional Review<\/b> is officially set. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The proceedings will begin with statements by the Secretary of the CS, <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"258\">Maximos Charakopoulos<\/b>, and the <b>Prime Minister<\/b>, which will be shown live. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"> Immediately after the speech of <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"374\">Kyriakos Mitsotakis<\/b>, the party&#8217;s rapporteur, <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"421\">Euripides Stylianides<\/b>, is to present the central proposals of the government majority, paving the way for a wide-ranging debate among the members of the body. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">The interest of MPs is particularly high, as more than <b>40 members have already registered on the list of speakers<\/b>. The basis of the debate includes <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"165\">30 articles<\/b> of the Constitution, which were derived from the synthesis of the Prime Minister&#8217;s <b>public interventions and written proposals submitted by at least 50 ND MPs<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">The broad participation is confirmed by the fact that about 20 more executives were actively involved in the formulation of the framework through oral contributions, highlighting the <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"517\">collective effort<\/b> behind the project. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The grid of proposals to be discussed is an <b>updated version of the 2018 proposal<\/b>, incorporating new data and needs of the time. However, the government clarifies that tomorrow&#8217;s presentation does not represent the final and binding position of the party, as the process remains <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"300\">dynamic<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p> <b><\/b>According to government sources, <b>Kyriakos Mitsotakis and ND<\/b>, with the <b>Constitutional Review<\/b> process and the articles proposed for revision have <b>3 objectives<\/b>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To restore the relationship of trust of citizens towards the state, the institutions, the political system,<\/li>\n<li>A functional and effective public administration,<\/li>\n<li>A modern Constitution that will answer the challenges of 2026 and not of 1975, given that we have a 50-year-old constitutional charter that has served its purpose, but does not respond to modern challenges, from AI to affordable housing, which the current legislature should take into account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <b>The process, the government&#8217;s intention is to start in Parliament in May<\/b>, when the relevant proposal will be tabled by the South West (50 MPs&#8217; signatures are required) and then, <b>by decision of the Speaker of Parliament, the Constitution Review Committee<\/b> will be constituted and start its work, which is expected to happen also in May.  <\/p>\n<h3>What Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to say tomorrow<\/h3>\n<p>According to reports, tomorrow <b>Kyriakos Mitsotakis<\/b> will make a <b>deep institutional speech at the ND&#8217;s CO meeting tomorrow, focusing on the Constitutional Review<\/b>, which he is treating doubly: <\/p>\n<p> <b>First<\/b>, as a set of rules that comes to provide a comprehensive solution to issues concerning the functioning of the constitution and public life that come from the past and, <\/p>\n<p> <b>Second<\/b>, to pave the way for major reforms, as the country moves into the fourth decade of the 21st century. <\/p>\n<p>At the same time, <b>Kyriakos Mitsotakis<\/b>, according to the same sources, will also give the <b>schedule of the tasks of the Central Committee in view of the Constitutional Review<\/b>, the <b>Summit of the Southwest on 15-17 May<\/b> and the <b>election year, which is 2027<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p>He is, as his colleagues have said, giving <b>weight not to his own position, but to what the ND MPs want to say<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p>Finally, <b>Mitsotakis<\/b> is also expected to refer to the <b>awkwardness of the opposition towards the institutional changes we are proposing<\/b>. <\/p>\n<h3> <b>The proposals of New Democracy<\/b> <\/h3>\n<p>To date, <b>New Democracy has put the following provisions for revision<\/b> in the public debate: <\/p>\n<p> -Article 5 (Free development of personality, personal freedom) to protect the freedom of the individual and his\/her safety from artificial intelligence<\/p>\n<p> -Article 16 (Education, art, science) for the establishment of non-state universities <\/p>\n<p> -Article 30 (President of the Republic regulator of the constitution) for only one term, six years, of the President of the Republic <\/p>\n<p> -Article 51 (Election of deputies, electoral law &#8211; 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