By Penelope Galliou

In readjustment of the strategy that would lead the ruling faction to the elections, Megaros Maximos is now moving forward after the tragic accident in Tempi, which set aside all other discussions and interventions beyond those aimed at clarifying the case, supporting the families of the victims and of the injured and restoring safety to the country’s rail network as soon as possible.

The scenarios for elections before Easter, as planned by the government, before the stormy developments, were closed by the prime minister himself during his meeting ministrial Council citing the government’s increased legislative backlog and reportedly saying the government has a busy legislative agenda in the coming weeks, with around ten bills coming up for a vote.

However, interventions are also expected for a series of issues related to the Tempe accident, among which, as the prime minister is reported to have said, support for the families of the victims will be announced next week, noting that this will be done in a modest way.

After all, this is what Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis and from his Ministers, essentially to be modest, when he urged them to be present in the public debate but with empathy, without any offsetting of responsibilities, with honesty and truth, with the aim of fully elucidating the case.

However, the prime minister also raised the dilemma of the upcoming elections that will take place sooner or later, as the end of the current government’s term is approaching, constitutionally speaking. Under the weight of the shadow that the painful train accident casts over the entire country, Kyriakos Mitsotakis also raised the essential dilemma that will prevail the day after the national tragedy and will accompany the political debate until the polls.

“The slogan “Never Again” that was heard in Larissa it will be now or never for the regeneration of the entire country and our answer is Now, faster and more efficiently”, explained the Prime Minister in front of his Ministers, setting the tone of the government policy that will be implemented from now on. Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke of a “war with the dark state of anachronism”, directly asking the question “who can make this conflict and achieve it for the benefit of the country”.

The government’s “focus” on the Tempe accident and on the immediate launch of measures and interventions to correct all the criminal problems that persist, does not mean that it will leave out of the “frame” the other dilemmas that were raised before the tragedy, such as the direct comparison of Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Alexis Tsiprashowever, adapted to the new data and the climate prevailing in society.

Moreover, the government does not intend to undo the important things that happened during its four years of government, just as it is not willing to give a pardon to SYRIZA for what it received, also in relation to the fatal train accident. On this pre-election road, Megaros Maximos will choose calmness and sobriety in the political debates, with the aim of clearly and clearly formulating the proposals and questions and trying to “open” the political debate if possible outside of the tragedy of Tempe.