Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a press conference as part of the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 6 September 2026. [Achilleas Chiras/EPA]
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated his pledge on Saturday to hold elections at the end of his government’s term in the spring of 2027.
“I believe in institutional consistency, in completing the electoral cycles. The only reason for someone to hold early elections is because they consider it politically convenient. I do not share that logic…I did not do it [in 2025], I will not do it now. The elections will be held at the end of the four-year term… Just look at how rich the legislative work we have ahead of us,” he told journalists at a scheduled press conference on the second day of at the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair.
Mitsotakis also pointed to Greece’s assumption of the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1, 2027, to argue that the country “must have a stable government.”
“Majority governments are the most appropriately equipped, so as not to face partisan negotiations … If the country does not have a government after the next elections, I do not know if it will be the best thing in this international climate.”
