{"id":5861,"date":"2026-05-16T14:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=5861"},"modified":"2026-05-16T14:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:28:00","slug":"kyriakos-pierrakakis-major-factions-do-not-win-when-they-look-in-their-own-mirror-lets-dare-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=5861","title":{"rendered":"Kyriakos Pierrakakis: Major factions do not win when they look in their own mirror &#8211; Let&#8217;s dare again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"> <b>Kyriakos Pierrakakis<\/b> made social contribution a priority, sending a message against personal strategies at the <b>Conference<\/b> of the <b>New Democracy<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">On the <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"5\">need for rallying<\/b> and absolute focus on the daily problems of citizens, <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"99\">Kyriakos Pierrakakis<\/b> during his speech at the <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"157\">Conference of New Democracy<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"190\">Minister of Finance<\/b> chose to send a <b>strong message of unity to the inner party<\/b>, stressing that the commitment to the needs of society must be the sole guiding principle of government policy.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Mr. <b>Pierrakakis<\/b> also contained a <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"58\">direct but clear criticism<\/b> of the phenomena of introversion, <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"119\">personal strategies<\/b> and intra-party disputes that have seen the light of day.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">&#8220;Society does not expect us to concern ourselves with ourselves. It is not interested in <b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"90\">internal party whispers, narcissism and petty egos<\/b>,&#8221; he said, stressing that citizens expect <b data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"219\">solutions to their daily problems<\/b> and improvement of their lives.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"> <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"2\">Kyriakos Pierrakakis<\/b> particularly focused on the expectations of <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"61\">middle class<\/b> and the need for the country to continue its <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"115\">development course<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">&#8220;There is a struggling society outside, a middle class that wants to live better and a country that wants to move forward. <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"124\">They will judge us by whether we can change their lives<\/b>,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">The minister also called on party cadres to demonstrate <b data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"63\">political boldness<\/b>, stressing that &#8220;<b>great factions do not win when they look in their own mirror, but when they look at the horizon of the country<\/b>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">&#8220;History does not remember those who cowed and hesitated, but those who dared. 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