The most likely candidates for the European Parliament from ND, SYRIZA, PASOK and Pleusi – Stefanos bets on 17-20 and Insta – ND on Ethnarchis

I start with a quiz. Who said: “We need to give children the stimuli to realize that life is not only Instagram and money, but the good of the environment, love of life, solidarity.”

a) Zoe Konstantopoulou

b) Petros Kokkalis

c) Stefanos Kasselakis

Eurogroup

It goes without saying that interest in the environment, philanthropy and solidarity are among the most important elements in the lives of not only children, but also adults. However, in the European Parliament, they probably send you something else. Insta and money, of course!

The opinion poll (Action24) gives a first taste of what precedes the citizens’ preference for the European elections. According to her, it is very likely that they will be elected by the ND

Autias, Pyrros Dimas, Meimarakis, Vozeberg, Beleris, Kefalogiannis, Meletis and from there on, Tsiodras, Kymbouropoulos, Patoulidou plays as it depends on whether he will elect 7 or 8 MEPs from the total of 21.

From the perspective of SYRIZA, the Greek Eurogroup seems likely to be completed by Mrs. Bekatorou

Nikos Pappas, Costas Arvanitis and Elena Kountouras, if the measure for 4 MEPs is adopted. Unless Mr. Farandouris pulls a surprise and gets elected.

From the PASOK-KINAL side, according to estimates and measurements, Nikos Papandreou is ahead

and Yiannis Maniatis. And they are followed by Andreas Spyropoulos, Thodoris Zagorakis and Sakis Arnautoglou. The estimate if PASOK comes third is that it will get 3 MEPs.

So with some exceptions, the voters’ preference is for faces known from television, featured athletes, those heavily rewarded by the party machinery, and the old-timers. Of course, everything remains to be proven in the empty ballot box, as Kyriakos likes to say often.

With Stuka

From the small ones, a place in the European Parliament – based on opinion polls – is secured by Freedom Sailing, while New Left and Democrats of Loverdos are fighting for it. Zoi presented the 42 candidates yesterday alone. The one who stole the show was Babis Stokas of Pyx Lax.

The popular artist urged people to go vote on June 9. “Let no vote be lost, in a few years they will tell us that it is not necessary. So take advantage of it now that you have it” he concluded to applause.

Zoi revealed that Babis Stokas has enjoyed fame, glory and the love of the world for so many years, and he did not hesitate at all to say “yes” to the proposal he made. I think it will be within 21 for sure.

Got stuck

In the battle of the European elections, everyone throws the best they have. However, if he is a newly minted Political Leader, who a year ago few knew him even in his current party, he must try harder. This is the case of Kasselakis who, in the midst of youthful enthusiasm, decided to get to know 29 islands up close in ten days together with Admiral Apostolakis. But the waves kept him stuck in Astypalaia. Stefanos decided to spend the time creatively asking the common people to contact him via Instagram by sending questions. Even if overall the voters of SYRIZA are little engaged with Insta, the same is not true for the 17-20 year olds. And Cas knows that.

Giorgos Liagas also asked him completely by chance.

In this eminently political question, the President of SYRIZA was absolute. No, she won’t invite him because the wedding is for relatives and friends, she said and confused me, because in another interview she made it clear that she won’t get married again in Greece – she’ll just throw a big party in Crete for relatives and friends on the occasion of the wedding that did in the US. After all, it’s his business, let him marry as often as he wants.

Findings

The Leader of the Official Opposition also referred to the problems of the islands.

“Health, it is obvious because anyway the NHS has been dissolved by the government and is going to become fully private. But on the islands especially, there is huge understaffing and with it huge problems in transportation which is the other big issue. There is no barren line connecting the islands to each other,” he said.

At the moment it is in the reasonable findings. He’s not the first. All political leaders go through this phase while in opposition.

Memorial

The election campaign is on fire. And suddenly there is an announcement from the ND which begins as follows: “Like today, 26 years ago, Hellenism said goodbye to the leader who changed the course of modern Greece, Konstantinos Karamanlis”.

I was surprised.

The 50 years since the founding of the party, yes logically. The 20 years since the death of the founder, yes logical. The 26?

Unusual.

I went back to the announcement to see if I could make sense.

“In the 50 years of Postcolonialism, a period during which the personal path of Constantinos Karamanlis was more than ever identified with the path of the country, our thoughts return to his teachings. In truth, the right word and the boldness that distinguished his work. Next to social orientation. Faith in development. And commitment to duty for a safe and proud Homeland. These principles we maintain and renew in our days, honoring the memory of the historical leader. Much more in view of the European elections, which make his top choice relevant: that of Europe and the western democratic world”.

Aaaah! Understood.

Kisses

The Pythia