By Antonis Anzoletou

The disagreements that have been expressed within her parliamentary group New Republic, the “low flights” in the European elections, but also the interventions of Costas Karamanlis and Antonis Samaras have caused for the first time in a long time “murmurs” in the blue camp. It is this “whining” that can drive him Kyriakos Mitsotakis to press the “red button” of elections before 2027? Rallying his audience in this way, as the European elections are one thing and the choice of the next government is another. “Sirens” for an early appeal to the polls existed in the previous four years as well, and in fact during periods when New Democracy was very firmly on its feet and SYRIZA was unable to find its oppositional steps. Even then the prime minister had overcome any thought of running the developments and 41% of last summer justified him.

Early polls do not seem likely, as the prime minister has an open three-year window to complete his work, deliver on what he had promised in 2023 and take stock. And this is the tactic he has shown to prefer. According to many, there is no reason to rush and tire the body with yet another electoral contest. There are not a few who argue that if the project to unify the space of the Center-Left begins to run, it could appeal to the popular verdict in order to take it by surprise and therefore blow up the effort. It will, however, be a politically unfair move by which he will show that he is afraid of his opponent. Those who see the appeal to the polls even closer consider that the fluid situation that prevails in SYRIZA and PASOK is on the side of the current majority. The blue team is still playing without an opponent and someone who could oppose Kyriakos Mitsotakis has not yet appeared.

In any case, during the summer it is very difficult to make safe estimates. THE SYRIZA has a statutory conference ahead of it in October. With the “storms” that exist in Koumoundourou, new disturbances cannot be ruled out even if Stefanos Kasselakis is openly questioned for the second time. At the same time, the new leader of PASOK will determine the developments.

What doesn’t seem to be ripe yet – and therefore removes the possibility of premature screens being erected in schools – is the return of the disillusioned audience of New Democracy who chose to sit on their “sofa” at the beginning of the summer. Opinion polls so far – albeit extremely early – show that the government needs time to correct its mistakes. To all this should be added the fact that the New Democracy parliamentary group can become stronger and grow even more if the Electoral Court finally decides not to represent the Spartans in Parliament.