By Antonis Anzoletou

When journalists make plans either for the date of the elections or for some reshuffle, the prime ministers laugh. It has been proven many times in practice that the heads of governments know how to keep their next critical steps well hidden, even from their closest associates. The elections on April 9 are almost a foregone conclusion, but there are still a few days left until the Kyriakos Mitsotakis to have his last word and confirm the latest information.

The “revelations” are not expected to be made at the ministerial meeting that will take place in Maximos probably on Friday, March 3. It was originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday, February 28, but there was a rescheduling of the date. “We will have ministerial councils depending on the regularity of the issues until the Parliament is dissolved,” said Giannis Oikonomou while briefing political editors keeping his papers closed. However, in this way he confirmed the information that a second cabinet meeting will take place, which will probably be the “last dance” for Maximos, possibly on March 9. And everything shows that the prime minister in this second appointment with his close associates will choose to announce the date of the elections. If something in the planning does not change immediately afterwards, he will visit the President of the Republic to announce the dissolution of the Parliament and then the Presidential Decree will be sealed.

At the first meeting in the large dining room of Maximos, the Minister of Labor, Kostis Hatzidakis, will present the amount of the increase in the minimum wage (approximately to 770-780 euros from April 1) and will be a first-class opportunity for the prime minister to take stock of the work of his government, but also to stand by the goals for the next four years. This will happen one way or another during the pre-election period, as Herodos Attikou wants the program of New Democracy to be compared with those of the other parties and especially with SYRIZA. The pre-election period is expected with particular interest, as the government representative, Yiannis Economou, left open the possibility of a debate. Discussions about the telefight will heat up, as PASOK is already asking that the other parties not be excluded.

Throughout the previous period, Kyriakos Mitsotakis constantly points out the importance of the simple analog ballot box as the basic “stepping stone” for achieving self-reliance. The ballot papers of the blue faction are in the finalization phase and the information states that they are 90% ready. All the legislation will be passed by the beginning of March. The Parliament is likely to be dissolved in two weeks from today, on March 10.