Mitsotakis stresses law-and-order, national unity, Prespa Accord, tax cuts

By George Gilson

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed his law and order platform, his opposition to the Prespa Agreement, and his opposition to pre-election handouts during the last two days of the European Parliament and local elections campaign in Florina and Thessaloniki.

Mitsotakis' choice for his final outdoors campaign speech tonight of the northern port city which is the capital of the province of Macedonia was linked as he has said in large measure to his staunch opposition to the Greece-North Macedonia Prespa Agreement.

The agreement is hugely unpopular in the province because of its recognition of a Macedonian language and nationality.

Mitsotakis has said that he will work to ameliorate what he views as its negative repercussions.

The largest part of the geographical region of Macedonia - 51 percent, including the territory of ancient Macedon - lies within the Greek state. The rest is mainly in North Macedonia and partly in Bulgaria.

On 23 May, Mitsotakis played up his stance on the agreement, which he says unnecessarily divided the Greek people.

"It is no coincidence that I chose to be with you here in Florina three days before the election. I do not in any way want this beautiful and blessed land, Prespes, to be associated in the people's consciousness with a bad agreement that offended the vast majority of the Greek people and did not serve national interests," Mitsotakis declared.

Opinion polls at the time the agreement was signed showed that about two-thirds of Greeks opposed it.

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