Greece voted right and returned Tsipras

The right will reign in Greece from today. Yesterday elections were held throughout Greece. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of the conservative New Democracy party, won the absolute majority he needed to establish himself as the new prime minister. leader of the conservative NDP party, he got the absolute majority he needed to establish himself as the new prime minister. Former leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras described his defeat as the political cost of the tough decisions he had to make to get his country out of a severe economic crisis. Although Tsipras congratulated his successor, he asked him not to dismantle the social progress he made during his tenure.

"I asked for a strong warrant and they gave it to me generously – I will not disappoint your hopes," said Mitsotakis when hearing the results. During a telephone conversation, Tsipras and his successor agreed that the transfer of power would take place today, immediately after taking office of Mitsotakis in front of the country's president, Prokopis Pavlopulos, ceremony scheduled at 1 pm (local hour).

Yesterday's voter turnout was one of the lowest in the history of Greek democracy, with 57% of people present at polling stations. The New Democracy won 39% of the vote, while Syriza of Tsipras won just over 31. Thus, out of a total of 300 seats, the Conservative party was found with a total of 158, while the left party won only 86. This big difference is due to the fact that the Greek electoral law grants the winning party a 50-seat bonus. In theory, this bonus will no longer be used in the next elections. One of the surprises of the day was that the Golden Dawn neo-Nazis found themselves without representation in Parliament for the first time since their burst in 2012 after falling below the required minimum of 3%. The far-right will, however, be represented in the House by the new Greek solution party, which would have won 3.8% of the vote, giving it 10 seats.

"Four years ago, we took care of a country on the brink of bankruptcy, we are leaving today a free country (of rescues), growing and with reservations in his boxes, with the interest of the debt to the historical minimum, "said, for his part, Tsipras. Syriza, the ruling party, came to power in 2015 as an alternative to the traditional atrophied parties and as a left-wing outlet for those who are disappointed with the Socialist Party. The European left has adopted it as a standard until its evolution into an exemplary student of the European Union becomes a burden. Yesterday, however, the head of Podemos Podemos' United Left Training, Pablo Iglesias, one of Tsipras's greatest allies at the beginning of his term, sent a message of support in which he emphasized the courage of to govern with all the Greek powers. and the Europeans against.

It was in vain, however, that Tsipras tried, during the campaign, to show that, although he gave in to the creditors and relaxed some of his more radical positions, he still had a left-wing social agenda. After the defeat in the recent European and local elections, the leader of Syriza tried to convince the Greeks that, thanks to his management, the humanitarian crisis did not end and that, after so much effort, his party deserved to govern without corsets. . Will the new elected government be the first without rescue programs? However, the Greeks chose the man who promised that Greece would be a paradise for entrepreneurs. Mitsotakis had already announced in its campaign that one of its main measures would be to reduce taxes and public spending through increased state cooperation with the private sector and the reduction of the number of civil servants. Likewise, he does not hide his mistrust of the unions, while specifying his preference for maximum flexibility of work and, instead of collective or sectoral agreements, defends that companies sign directly agreements with their workers. The leader of the New Democracy wanted to forge an image of leader who will modernize the country. Therefore, he says, he is in favor of education that meets the needs of the labor market, increased cooperation between companies and public universities and has made the creation of private universities a battleground. something forbidden by the Constitution. Greek supporter of the implementation of a policy of resistance against crime, he also promised to immediately revoke all reforms of the penitentiary policy of the previous government.

Mitsotakis, 51, comes from a dynasty of politicians. He is a member of the family of Eleftherios Venizelos, who actively participated in the struggle for independence of the Ottoman Empire and was prime minister seven times. His father, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, has played an important role in politics for nearly 30 years. He was prime minister from 1990 to 1993. His eldest sister, Dora Bakoyanni, was the first woman to become mayor of Athens. culture and foreign affairs. His nephew, Kostas Bakoyannis, is the new mayor of the capital. Like most Greek politicians and businessmen, the new prime minister was educated at the prestigious Athens-American private school American College of Athens and continued his studies in the United States at Harvard University (sociology) and postgraduation at Stanford European unification process). His political career began in 2004, but his strongest time in the executive was between 2013 and 2015, when he held the post of minister of administrative reform. His mandate was marked by the mbadive reduction in the number of civil servants and even by mbadive layoffs in the fields of health and education: 15,000 people lost their jobs under the stick under the pressure of the country's creditors. . Kyriakos Mitsotakis, fearing that the Greek authorities and their families – who represent a considerable percentage of the electorate – are turning their backs on him, has promised not to order further layoffs of public employees.