Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of seeking to mislead the Greek people and not fulfilling his and the government's pledges.

It has only been a few months since Kyriakos Mitsotakis was elected leader of New Democracy even though pundits had him pegged as an outsider. A part of the conservative old guard has been unable to accept his victory. Maybe it's a generational thing, a feeling that Mitsotakis's advancement will relegate the previous generation to portraits on the walls at party headquarters.

Twelve former members of the centrist To Potami party on Thursday announced they were joining the ranks of Greece's conservative opposition.

"New Democracy, under Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is the only force that can spearhead an effective campaign… to reform Greece," the 12 said in a statement.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on the government to explain itself over an amendment included in the recent multi-bill, which removes the blanket ban on politicians and public officials being involved in offshore firms.

"We are asking why the government did this," he told ANT-1 TV. "They should explain who this provision is for."

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis repeated on Saturday his call for snap elections and launched another stinging attack on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

"He is an opportunist that will do whatever he can to remain in power and cannot be trusted in Greece and abroad," Mitsotakis told a meeting of New Democracy's political committee.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited schools, churches and working-class neighborhoods this week in a bid to "debunk the myth" that the SYRIZA-led coalition is championing the interests of the working classes.

The leader of main opposition party New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, reiterated his party’s demand for election to remove the “incompetent and dangerous government”, while he blamed the European Union for the policy mix that is included in the agreement stressing that EU also shares responsibility for not keeping their promise on Greek debt.

There was great historical irony in last night's debate in Parliament ahead of the vote on changes in taxation and social security, when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis of allegedly turning the main opposition, New Democracy, into a protest party.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis was named in an article in the Brussels-based weekly Politico as being among three young reformists who may shift the tide in the European Union.

In his Easter message, leader of New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed hope of a new start with sound expectations for the Greek people. ‘Wishes have more value when accompanied with actions’, said Mitsotakis, adding that truth and unity should be the guiding principles of a new start. ‘Happy Easter, Happy Resurrection to all of us and to Greece’, he said.