By Antonis Anzoletou

The leadership “overcrowding” in Northern Greece is not accidental. THE Kyriakos Mitsotakis he completed a mini-tour and from Monday he will visit Thessaloniki again. Since yesterday, he is in Macedonia Nikos Androulakis and today “rises” and o Stefanos Kasselakis.

For the New Democracy it is a very sensitive area with the parties from its right having caused “rifts” even in the 2023 elections. The prime minister will try in the next period to reduce the “damages” and achieve the best possible result, as now the issue of North Macedonia has “flared up” again and the pressure is constant.

Recently, Kyriakos Mitsotakis also put an end to the front he had opened with the church. “There is no Christian meter and our relations with faith and orthodoxy will not be allowed to be hijacked by anyone and any party. And I think that the Archbishop himself answered all of them very modestly, but also strictly,” Katerini emphasized.

The numbers are revealing, as in the three prefectures visited by Kyriakos Mitsotakis Hellenic Solution, Niki and Spartans together achieved very high percentages last summer.

In Pieriahis place of origin Dimitris Natsiougathered a percentage of 21.82% (Victory 9.26%, Hellenic Solution 7%, Spartans 5.56%).

In Pella 19.93% (Hellenic Solution 7.65%, Victory 7.15%, Spartans 5.13%) and in Imathia 19.5% (Hellenic Solution 8.21%, Spartans 5.81%, Victory 5.48%).

The data is very different compared to a year ago. Kyriakos Velopoulos appears strengthened in Northern Greece and is said to average around 12%. The Spartans do not count for the European elections and therefore their audience is expected to be “split” on June 9 unless their voters choose not to go to the polls.

SYRIZA and PASOK will try to take advantage of the deterioration of the majority. Stefanos Kasselakis will have a rich program in Northern Greece starting today from Kilkis. In the evening he will be in Thessaloniki at the White Tower. On Sunday he will visit Giannitsa and on Monday he will tour Perea and Veria. There were several regions in Macedonia where SYRIZA fell below its 17.8% threshold in last year’s elections. Similarly, after Grevena and Florina, Nikos Androulakis will be in Pella and Imathia on Saturday. For PASOK, a better electoral course in Thessaloniki is a bet, as large urban centers are its weak point. In 2023 it finished fourth behind the KKE with a percentage of 8.14%.