“Our aim is to prevent the loose voting that is usually observed in the European elections, to mobilize citizens to go to the polls on June 9 and to give a great victory to New Democracy and the possibility for Kyriakos Mitsotakis to continue bringing positive results for the benefit of every Greek woman and every Greek man”, emphasizes in his interview with the Free Press of Sunday General Director of ND Yannis Smyrlis.

As he points out, “we have gone through many difficulties in the last five years and achieved a lot together, such as on the pandemic and vaccination front, in the creation of the Recovery and Resilience Fund through which significant funds were channeled to stimulate growth, green and digital transition, competitiveness, while in the next period serious decisions will have to be made in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), so that our farmers and breeders are not burdened”.

Mr. Smyrlis is referring to the upcoming ND Congress that will be held at the Zappeion Megaro during the three days of April 5-7. “This year we celebrate the restoration of the Republic and the establishment of our party by the National Leader Konstantinos Karamanlis. 50 years of history and life of the ND, half a century of major strategic decisions, such as the integration of our country into the European family, the planning and implementation of important policies for the economic development and social cohesion of the country”, emphasizes the Director General of the New Democracy and adds: “Our priority is to strengthen the position of our country in Europe and the world. The ND Government and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are walking this path with undiminished intensity and great efficiency, implementing emblematic reforms, such as those of postal voting and the strengthening of the public University, alongside the possibility of operating non-state, non-profit institutions always having our eyes on the new generations and the challenges of the future”.

Regarding the problem of punctuality that affects households, Mr. Smyrlis states that the permanent increases in wages and pensions, the increase in the minimum wage, the retroactive increase in the maternity allowance, alongside interventions, such as that for housing, but also the basket of the household, are strong protective links in the package of measures for a comprehensive treatment of the problem and have brought results

“We need to do more to win the war on accuracy. And it is clear that phenomena of greed and speculation do not go unpunished”, Mr. Smyrlis points out.

Finally, when asked about the criticism of the opposition regarding the involvement of the resigned secretary of the party in the issue of the violation of personal data, Mr. Smyrlis clarifies that “the ND does not have such lists and there is not even a complaint against the ND for any case and there is a separate personal data protection service’ and condemns toxic practices resorted to by ‘people convicted of serious criminal offences’.

“To throw mud about an individual behavior in a party as a whole or to casually connect names and set up frivolous and fanciful scenarios, without evidence is unacceptable and certainly a gross distortion of reality. Unfortunately, we are not surprised that once again the opposition is resorting to toxic practices. However, pointing the finger at an issue of leaking e-mails, people convicted of serious criminal offenses, irrevocably convicted by the Court of Justice for attempting to manipulate the Media, who in the past “cannibalized” and slandered people, is not something we will allow to happen. happen and poison the public debate”, concludes Mr. Smyrlis.