One of the critical dilemmas of the upcoming elections, as the Prime Minister put it, Kyriakos Mitsotakis , in an interview on Lobby 101.8 radio in Kavala, where he is touring, is whether we will have a stable government with a four-year perspective or “a partnership, a coalition of “progressive” forces, that no one understands how they could work together if the beans and who would of course participate in such an effort”. Mr. Mitsotakis characteristically pointed out that “we have now moved from the government of the losers to a government of tolerance, with Mr. Varoufakis claiming that he has an alternative plan to get the country out of the euro and back to other payment systems.”

The entire transcript of the radio interview of the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the radio station Lobby 101.8 of Kavala is the following:

“Reporter: Lobby 101.8, we are here for all of you at Lobby 101.8. And with us we have the Prime Minister, the President of New Democracy, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis on our phone line. Honorable Mr. President, good day.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Good morning. I was listening to you on the way from Kavala to Chrysoupoli and I asked to participate in your very nice and lively discussion.

Journalist: Mr. President, because we know that your time is limited and you are heading to Chrysoupoli, our listeners throughout the day heard the celebrations, but also the people who gathered. I will stay in the economy. People should think before voting and think the next day, about stability in the economic system and in general in their lives.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Look, I think this is one of the crucial dilemmas of the next election. If we will really have a stable government with a four-year perspective or a partnership, an alliance of “progressive” forces, that no one understands how they could work together if the beans came out and who would of course participate in such an effort. Because we have now gone from a government of losers to a government of tolerance, with Mr Varoufakis claiming to have an alternative plan to get the country out of the euro and back to other payment systems.

An image, in general, which I believe confirms, I would also say to the voters who have not yet made a decision what to vote for, that there is essentially an alternative government proposal in the country today. This is the proposal of New Democracy. One may like it, one may not like it, but this proposal, at least, is a coherent proposal, which says that the country needs a stable government with a four-year horizon. The first ballot will be the crucial ballot, this will ultimately determine who will rule the country for the next four years and who will be Prime Minister.

Obviously, if the New Democracy is very strong on May 21 – which it will be in my opinion – then all the other scenarios are ruled out, for governments of tolerance, minority governments, governments of the defeated. The only way to make sure that this will not happen and that we will not find ourselves again with a diverse formation of forces that in 2015 led the country to the brink, is for the New Democracy to be strong in the elections of May 21, with the simple proportional ballot.

Journalist: Mr. President, we are in the dilemma of “stability or chaos” elections. For us to understand and for the world to understand and think about the next day, what is dawning and must think about tomorrow as well.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Look, the next day will be a next day of great challenges and great opportunities for the country. Yesterday we had the opportunity, in a very – I believe – different event from those usually held by the parties, to present and present as New Democracy our vision for the next four years.

A vision, which is based on what we achieved in the previous four years, on the agreement of truth that I consider I have kept towards the citizens. I had made very specific commitments. That I will reduce taxes, that I will increase the ability of the Greek economy to produce more jobs, that I will secure the borders, that I will make Greece stronger. Well, I did all that. Consequently, the citizens have every reason to be able to trust us for what we will do from now on. About how we will have better earnings, how we will really converge with Europe, how we will have a better National Health System, how we will support our primary sector.

I spoke about all this, but I am the only one who speaks about our vision for Greece in the next four years. From the opposition, all we have heard is a €45 billion program that gives everyone everything. And which we all know is completely impractical, because if someone tried to implement it, it would immediately lead the country back to a new memorandum.

Journalist: Mr. President, the name “Dimitra” is a beautiful name, but it is dangerous if the next day is in the air.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis: That is why citizens must think very seriously about the importance of this ballot box. And to reflect on who should undertake the difficult task of leading Greece into the future, in the next four years. I insist too much on stability. Look at what is happening in neighboring Bulgaria. Five elections with simple proportionality and a government still has not been produced. And I wonder, in the difficult neighborhood in which we live, with a Turkey that at any moment can become very aggressive again, with great challenges such as, well, the one we are called to face now when we have to evacuate our fellow citizens from Sudan, what do we want? Do we want a stable government that has experience in crisis management, or do we want something that is so undefined that not even the stakeholders themselves can tell us today what character it will have?

Journalist: In conclusion, Mr. President, we also see in Kavala and Eleftheroupolis many young people who did not come just for the selfie. They came to listen, they came to ask you and they came because they think they should stay here, for their tomorrow…

Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Look, it’s a challenge and I want to be honest with you. Talking to the youth today is a big challenge. And I completely understand young people who may be disappointed. A decade has passed – since 2010 especially those who are a bit older, not the 17-year-olds necessarily – have had a very difficult time.

The question is, who can get them a better advance for the next day. Who is really talking about improving public education, who can finally promise them better jobs with better incomes. Who dealt with children who will not enter university, by upgrading their training and skills. Because not all children will be university graduates. Who will support the primary sector, the young farmers, who we have supported so much through our young farmers programme, because we want the children to go back to the primary sector. And to stop, not necessarily in the big cities, but to be able to return to their villages.

These are the challenges of tomorrow for the youth. And that’s really what I’d like to talk about. And that is why I see many young people, who do come with a critical attitude, as young people always have to do. But not in a dismissive and flatly dismissive manner. Because you know, anger is not a good counselor. He led us on great adventures. I believe that these elections will be dominated by positive feelings and above all the logic and the need of each and every one of us to think about our individual well-being as well as the collective progress.

Journalist: Finally, do we have two ballot boxes? Or the first is the ballot box…

Kyriakos Mitsotakis: We have a ballot box. Only one ballot box and that is the ballot box of May 21. It is a ballot box of simple proportionality, but as long as the New Democracy is strong in this ballot box, the doors, the cracks, the windows to all other scenarios for a government of losers will be closed. And then, if a second ballot is needed, New Democracy will have the opportunity to confirm its political power and undertake the difficult task of leading the country firmly, boldly, forward, on a new path of development.

Journalist: Mr. President, thank you very much for the honor of speaking to the Lobby. Good luck in Chrysoupoli and Xanthi, today, at 19:00.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Be well, thank you.”