Mitsotakis receives the confidence of the Greek Parliament to continue governing

July 8 () –

The Government led by the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, received this Saturday the vote of confidence from 158 of the 300 members of the Greek Parliament, with which it will be able to continue governing after winning by absolute majority in the elections on June 25.

The vote has closed three days of debate and has certified the support of the 158 deputies from Mitsotakis’ New Democracy party, reports Skai public television.

The 142 deputies of the opposition formed by the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), the Panhellenic Socialist Party (PASOK), the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the far-right Spartans, the ultra-conservative party Greek Solution, have met the forecasts. the Christian fundamentalist Democratic Patriotic Movement Victory (Niké) and the left formation Rumbo a la Libertad.

Mitsotakis has intervened before his political rivals to present his government program. In response, the SYRIZA spokesman, Sokratis Famellos, who criticized that the ND victory “is not a victory for the social majority.”

In addition, it has reproached the Executive for its management of the pandemic with more than 37,000 deaths. “This is the excellent management!”, He has ironized him. He has also highlighted that Greece “had the most expensive kilowatt / hour in Europe in 2022”, “the second highest unemployment rate in the EU” and “the second highest youth unemployment rate” in Europe.

Mitsotakis has responded to SYRIZA that they have lost the elections because “they have waved a scarecrow that does not exist” and has stressed that the ND deputies are “patriots of deeds, not of words”.

He has also announced a new law that will make it easier for all Greek citizens residing abroad to vote “so that they can participate in the political life of the homeland, wherever they are.” He has also stressed that he will apply all the reforms promised in his program and that they have received the endorsement of the population’s vote.