Priority is the European elections, the plan of the ND with assignments to 12 top ministers – Now they are running for a letter even if they did not vote for it

Huge excitement at the meeting of top ministers with the Prime Minister at the New Democracy offices yesterday. The object of the meeting was “the planning and coordination of the party’s actions throughout the territory in view of the June 9 elections”. Organizational issues were discussed at the meeting and division of labor was decided. If I judge from the triumphant style, the idea is logically credited to the Director of ND G. Smyrlis.

The idea is simple. In addition to the 42 MEP candidates, in addition to the party apparatus throughout the country, in addition to the MPs, in addition to the mayors, throw in the battle of the European elections and top political figures. If the party goes badly, they will take the blame. If he breaks, it goes without saying that the victory will be credited to Kyriakos directly. I didn’t hear it from Mr. Smyrlis. Unless Syringela also had a hand in it. I rule out that it was Maximos. With so many serious issues in everyday life, and two wars in the wider region, I believe that the staff does not have time to think about the technicalities of the European elections.

The best

The selection of the leaders seems to have been made in terms of popularity, communication skills, and party weight. Some will be thrown directly to the lions, others more gently. But all of them will be called in the next two months, instead of focusing on their government duties, solving problems, dealing with reforms and implementing the government program, to gather votes in favor of the ND in the districts that were charged.

Don’t expect Pythia to do any further analysis. You are smart. The breakdown is as follows:

– Crete: Kyriakos Pierrakakis

– Peloponnese: Makis Voridis

– Eastern Macedonia and Thrace: Christos Staikouras

– Central Macedonia: Nikos Dendias

– North Aegean: Dimitris Kairidis

– Western Macedonia: Adonis Georgiadis

– Epirus: Kostas Skrekas

– Thessaly: Kostis Hatzidakis

– Western Greece: Lefteris Avgenakis

– Central Greece: Sofia Zaharaki

– Ionian Islands: Olga Kefalogianni

– South Aegean: Domna Michailidou

So, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Education, the Minister of Labour, the Minister of Finance, National Defense and Transport should, alongside the already heavy duties of their portfolio, also take on the votes for Eleonora. After all, was the composition of the blue European ballot a composition of victory? And if so, why are the top 12 recruited? Chrysochoidis and Kikilias spared her from conscription (fortunately).

The post office is running

In addition to the ballots in the empty ballot boxes, there are also the votes that will arrive for the first time by letter. The news is nice just before the deadline (April 29). So far, 114,200 citizens have registered, of which 80,908 are inside Greece and 33,350 are outside Greece.

They may seem few from abroad, but last year only 17,365 citizens voted in the election centers set up abroad.

They live in Europe

The vast majority of foreigners live in Europe (28,177). USA and Central America have 3,500 registered, 700 reside in Asian countries, and more than 600 Australia.

Movements

The 80,908 so far who will vote by letter within Greece are not at all indifferent to the parties. For example, Pasok-Kinal has started politely phoning members and friends reminding them that they can exercise their right to letter if they register before the deadline next Monday. Pasok-Kinal may not have voted for the letter in Parliament, but you are not bored. Who remembers these? I.

I remember, for example, the Minister of the Interior Kerameos especially calling out Pasok and Syriza for their stance on the bill, saying the following:

“They voted “yes” on principle to the Commission so that Greeks abroad could vote by letter in the European elections, and when we called on them to expand the possibility in the national elections as well, they wavered and said “no to everything”. SYRIZA called unconstitutional a bill that it voted for just a few days ago. The same with PASOK”.

In Montreal

The KKE is also making a move from the diaspora, which also did not vote for the letter. General D. Koutsoumbas was in Montreal and met with the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal. With him and two MEP candidates, Lefteris Alavanos (who is already a MEP), and Kostas Gouliamos. In Montreal he was welcomed by Dr. Georgios Tsoukas, president and Lori Keza, representative of the board of the community, who informed him about the activity of the community, but also about the great financial and other difficulties to maintain this activity and especially the schools of the community.

“We want a little interest from the Greek state” said the President, while they also raised problems and difficulties in relation to the postal voting process. The General Secretary of the KKE emphasized that he had “pointed out these problems from the first moment”, but reserved himself to transfer them to the consulate. In addition to Canada, Mr. Koutsoubas will continue his tour in the USA.

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