Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis may be tirelessly repeating that elections will take place in spring 2027, but the electoral campaign is truly underway.
Mitsotakis himself has admitted as much, telling conservative MPs that they should tour their constituencies as if elections are taking place tomorrow, as he said. He is expected to repeat a version of the same to his ministers Wednesday, during the last cabinet meeting ahead of the summer holidays.
These holidays are not expected to be long: It is said that Mitsotakis wants everyone back after August 15 and that, in the meantime, at least one official – minister or deputy minister – should be at their post in each ministry.
Two major deadlines loom: By the end of August, the country must finalize its proposals to secure the remaining money from the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Fund. Also by that date, or in the first days of September, at the very latest, Mitsotakis and his closest aides must set the mix of policies that will put more money at the disposal of households, and which will be announced on September 5 at the PM’s annual keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair. Which means several ministries must have their proposals ready days before; this time, MPs have been asked to contribute with their own proposals, a clear sign that a main criterion for inclusion will be their immediate attractiveness to voters.
