Lawyer and member of the New Democracy Political Committee, Christina Georgaki, writes on the aftermath of the Greek legislative elections and priorities for Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government moving forward.
“We have definitively closed a traumatic cycle of lies and toxicity that have held the country back and divided society, thus establishing the era of true progress.”
The words of the Greek Prime Minister – made as my party New Democracy won a historic second term, this week – are more than rhetoric. They mean something fundamental to the Greek people. This election was a choice between moving forward, together, with a plan for growth and prosperity or moving backwards into chaos once more. My country has chosen stability and progress – by an enormous margin – and we have, together, breathed an enormous sigh of relief.
2,407,650 Greek citizens voted for New Democracy, giving my party 158 seats in Parliament. The closest next party, far-left Syriza, won just 47 seats. This was a landslide.
I believe that New Democracy’s accomplishment – which is unprecedented in modern Greek history – has lessons for the centre-right across Europe. We did not win by doubling down on our base or through stunts and gimmicks. The Guardian recently reported that many of those voting for New Democracy define themselves as ‘centre left’ but backed my firmly centre-right party anyway. These voters chose to support my party because they could see that, despite our ideological differences, New Democracy was and is committed to governing in the interests of the whole country. We gave those who do not traditionally support us the opportunity to invest in their own futures and that of our country by demonstrating our ability to formulate a clear plan for stability and growth and then, critically, to stick to that plan.
Article written by Christina Georgaki, published on Politics at Home http://christinageorgaki.com/the-greek-people-chose-to-end-a-cycle-of-lies/
