{"id":6722,"date":"2026-05-21T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=6722"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:18:00","slug":"kyriakos-mitsotakis-from-sparta-i-will-not-meet-in-the-corridors-of-opposition-toxicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=6722","title":{"rendered":"Kyriakos Mitsotakis from Sparta: &#8220;I will not meet in the corridors of opposition toxicity&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"462\">The Prime Minister is touring the prefecture of Laconia, specifically Sparta and Mystras.  <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"462\">&#8220;<strong data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"256\">I have made a conscious choice not to meet in the corridors of toxicity of the opposition, but to try every day to make the lives of citizens a little better<\/strong>,&#8221; the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his address to <b>citizens of Sparta,<\/b> sending a message of political stability and insisting that the priority of the government remains the daily life of citizens. <\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"16w81zt\" data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"536\">&#8220;Current affairs do not meet the real anxieties of citizens&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"677\">The prime minister argued that the <b>public debate<\/b> that dominates the media often distances itself from the real problems of society. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"953\">&#8220;The current affairs in the media<b> do not always meet the priorities<\/b> of citizens and what they discuss at their dinner table,&#8221; he said, noting that daily life, the cost of living and security are the main issues of concern to citizens. <\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1ifwm9q\" data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1045\"> &#8220;The task of every responsible prime minister is to keep the ship of the homeland safe&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1207\"> Mitsotakis made special reference to the international environment of instability, stressing that the government&#8217;s basic mission is to maintain stability. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1390\">&#8220;The task of every responsible prime minister is to keep the ship of the homeland safe in the troubled waters we are crossing,&#8221; he said, adding that &#8220;Greece has never been stronger.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1mzbx81\" data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1458\"> &#8220;I will never jeopardize fiscal stability&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1626\">The prime minister warned that in the coming period<b> &#8220;many promises<\/b> and scenarios of <b>science fiction<\/b> will be heard,&#8221; <\/b> making an indirect reference to the opposition. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1797\">&#8220;We heard them years ago and you saw where we ended up,&#8221; he said, stressing that the government will not risk the country&#8217;s fiscal stability. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1922\">&#8220;One thing I will not jeopardize is <b>fiscal stability. <\/b>We must not leave debts to our children,&#8221; he stressed. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"2093\">At the same time, he left open the possibility of <b>new support measures in the coming months<\/b>, noting however that these would be done &#8220;without risking the future of the country&#8221;. <\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"6bz2xp\" data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2137\"> Accuracy and support for society<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2249\"> Mitsotakis acknowledged that <b>daily life remains difficult<\/b> for many households because of <b>accuracy<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2251\" data-end=\"2414\">&#8220;Things in everyday life are not easy. We are facing a wave of inaccuracy,&#8221; he said, assuring that the government would continue to support the people. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2577\">He said, &#8220;the surplus of growth will be turned into a dividend of social welfare,&#8221; reiterating that the goal is to return growth to society. <\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1298gyv\" data-start=\"2584\" data-end=\"2640\"> &#8220;The credibility of policies is judged by consistency&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2642\" data-end=\"2729\"> He placed particular emphasis on the <b>reliability of the government <\/b>and the consistency of words and deeds. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2731\" data-end=\"2917\"> &#8220;The credibility of policies is judged by results and consistency,&#8221; he said, calling on citizens to compare what the government had committed <b>in 2023<\/b> with what has already been implemented. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2919\" data-end=\"3065\">&#8220;Citizens will judge us on what we do, but we have other credibility when we have already done what we promised,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1l04lau\" data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3130\"> &#8220;I have been constantly close to the citizens for seven years&#8221; <\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3132\" data-end=\"3267\"> The prime minister also referred to his frequent presence in the region, stressing that he has been conducting systematic tours throughout the country. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3269\" data-end=\"3464\">&#8220;I have been touring systematically for seven years. I am always close to the people,&#8221; he said, pledging to continue working &#8220;to honour their trust and love.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1htz4hv\" data-start=\"3471\" data-end=\"3532\"> &#8220;We honour history but embrace the future&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3534\" data-end=\"3700\">Referring to the <b>restoration<\/b> works in Mistra, Mitsotakis noted that the choice of May 21 for the inauguration was not accidental. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3702\" data-end=\"3925\">He said it was the <strong data-start=\"3731\" data-end=\"3756\">29th archaeological site<\/strong> to be handed over to the public, stressing that &#8220;this party honours the history of the country, but at the same time embraces the future and stands up to the circumstances&#8221;. <\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"pqujoq\" data-start=\"3932\" data-end=\"4008\"> Heavy and unhealthy for nurses &#8211; Report to Marietta Giannakou <\/h3>\n<h3>\n<p data-start=\"4010\" data-end=\"4185\"> The Prime Minister also announced that <b>nurses<\/b> are now included in the <strong data-start=\"4083\" data-end=\"4119\">heavy and unhealthy professions<\/strong>, describing the decision as an important institutional recognition. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4187\" data-end=\"4379\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">At the same time, he referred to <b>Marietta Giannakou,<\/b> noting that her name was given to a school renovation project as a tribute to her contribution to education. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n    The Prime Minister is touring the prefecture of Laconia and specifically Sparta and Mystras.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>    &#8220;I have made a conscious &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}