Mitsotakis says next elections will seal 'great political change'

Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday said his party will unite Greeks and bridge differences created by the governing coalition, expressing confidence New Democracy will emerge victorious from next year's elections during a speech at the opening day of the party's conference.

"The next elections will seal the great political change that the Greek society demands," he told attendees. "I ask you to join forces and leave SYRIZA in the past."

He also reiterated his rejection of the name deal signed between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) last June, saying Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras recognized a Macedonian language and ethnicity.

"New Democracy will never ratify the Prespes agreement - not now, not in the next Parliament, not ever," he said, adding that Tsipras exchanged the abolition of the planned pension cuts...