Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Opposition parties turn up the pressure on ruling coalition
As the negotiations with Greece's creditors drag on, the opposition has unleashed criticism against the government with conservative New Democracy and socialist PASOK repeating calls for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to resign and centrist Potami underlining the risk of snap polls at such a sensitive time.
Mitsotakis tells ND cadres to be on standby for snap polls
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on conservative cadres to be on standby for a possible referendum or snap elections following the latest dramatic turn in the progress of negotiations between the government and the country's creditors, Kathimerini understands.
New Democracy leader calls on Tsipras to resign
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis threw down the gauntlet at Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, calling on him to step down, during his speech at the party’s inaugural political Committee meeting, Wednesday. ’The country cannot bear to go through last summer’s drama, it cannot bear the incompetent and irresponsible Prmie Minister any longer’, he underlined. ‘Mr.
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ND to elect new political committee secretary with eye on Tsipras's next move
Main opposition New Democracy elects the secretary of its new political committee on Wednesday as part of the wide-ranging bid of party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to reform and restructure the conservatives.
Opposition leader says the 'sooner' gov't out, the 'better'
Conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivered his closing speech to New Democracy's 10th annual congress on Sunday saying, "The sooner [Prime Minister Alexis] Tsipras and his crowd leave, the better" it will be for the country.
The government's lack of credibility, he said, rendered it a lame duck while its policies are inexorably leading Greece to "a fourth bailout."
Mitsotakis says no to SYRZA proposal for consent at party’s convention
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece’s opposition party New Democracy, indirectly turned down SYRIZA’s call for consent, during his address at the party’s 10th convention responding with a smile that ‘the microphones were off’, to a proposal voiced by Education Minister Nikos Filis that SYRIZA was open to cooperate with conservative political forces.
Mitsotakis says ND able to unite Greeks, end crisis
Presiding over his first party congress as New Democracy leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the conservatives could attract support from Greeks of all backgrounds and lead the country out of its economic crisis.
10th New Democracy Convention: Mitsotakis says Greece needs ‘oxygen’
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece’s major opposition party New Democracy, promised to ‘rebuild’ the party and enter ‘a truth pact’ with the people, during his address at the party’s opening day of its 10th Convention in Athens, Friday. ‘You gave me the mandate to build New Democracy from scratch’, he told party delegates.
Tsipras, ND leader clash over refugee crisis, extremism
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the leader of the conservative opposition New Democracy, on Wednesday crossed swords in Parliament during a debate that was ostensibly about citizens' safety but focused mostly on the government's handling of the refugee crisis and purported links to extremists.
Mistotakis ‘attacks’ Tsipras on security matters
The scheduled discussion in the Greek parliament concerning the security of citizens and the refugee crisis turned into an acrimonious debate between Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and leader of conservative New Deocracy party Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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