“I will use up to the last minute at my disposal to present to the citizens my vision for the Greece of the future, to present our government program for the next four years… The simple analogy is a mine in political stability, a electoral system from which it is extremely difficult to produce a stable government”, emphasized the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in an interview with Action 24’s main news bulletin.

“From the government of losers, we went to the government of tolerance, I want to talk about the Greece of 2023 and not the Greece of 1981.”

“I still believe that if the numbers came out they would find a way to work together to form a government”he said about the possibility of cooperation of opposition forces and added: “I don’t believe anything that Mr. Tsipras says. After all, he himself said that we say different things before the elections and we can do different things after the elections. I want to let others fight over Andreas Papandreou’s legacy. I believe that the only way to mathematically remove this scenario is for the ballot box on May 21 to be very strong.”

“I will receive the order but I am not in a position to answer what can be done before we see the result of the election”

Mr. Androulakis he often gives the impression that he has some personal issue with me. I have a problem with PASOK because during the days of Mr. Androulakis, PASOK has slipped into positions that are close to SYRIZA and we have very big differences.

Answering a question actuallythe prime minister emphasized: “It is a global phenomenon but also a real problem that puts pressure on households. We have supported the most vulnerable households with a number of measures. We moved forward with tax cuts and an increase in the minimum wage and boosted disposable income. Controls are being carried out and will be intensified.”

“Reducing VAT would not lead to lower prices, we saw that in coffee,” he emphasized and asked that those proposing it explain where they will find the money to cover the VAT reduction. “We can’t shake the bank in the air” and I suggest that SYRIZA send its program to the rating agencies so that they can answer if it is applicable.

“Wages will only increase if unemployment is reduced and better jobs come, he said, pointing out that he wants us to get rid of the pretense tax at the end of the four-year period and aims in the second half of the four-year period to consider permanent reductions in VAT.

What the rating agencies are looking for is political stability, the investment grade is not only for experts but also for households,” he emphasized.