His thanks to the former prime minister Costas Karamanlis Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated in his statement about his offer, after the announcement that Mr. Karamanlis will not be a candidate in the upcoming elections. At the same time, he expresses the certainty that Mr. Karamanlis will continue to devote all his energies for the good of Greece, but also of the ND and concludes by stressing that the former prime minister will be present in the great electoral battle that is about to begin.

The Prime Minister’s full statement follows:

I want to thank Costas Karamanlis for his long-term contribution to the faction and the place. Personally, in fact, I do not forget that under his own party leadership I joined politics.

I know that he always has New Democracy in his heart. Much more so today, when the turning point in his own multi-year journey coincides with the opening of new and optimistic horizons for our country and our party.

That is why I am sure that, wherever he is, he will continue to devote all his energies for the good of Greece and our great faction. And he will be present in the great election battle that is about to begin.