Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis formally launched his party's 2027 election campaign at New Democracy headquarters.
Announcing an emergency €150 per-child cash grant next month from fiscal surpluses, setting a target of surpassing a €950 monthly minimum wage by 2027, and tasking Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis with drafting a comprehensive economic reform blueprint titled "Agenda 2030."
Mr. Mitsotakis told the party's Political Committee that the 2027 elections would determine whether Greece continued on a path of stability or reverted to what he called costly populism. "The next elections will decide the future of our homeland," he said.
"Greece cannot afford to waste time or opportunities, nor can it take a dead-end path without a strong and serious government at the helm."
He cited the minimum wage's rise to the current €920 per month and a target average monthly wage of €1,500 among his administration's economic achievements, alongside infrastructure investment at 80 public hospitals, 2,000 schools and major energy drilling partnerships.
Mr. Hatzidakis was formally tasked with framing the Agenda 2030 blueprint around economic growth, defence spending and constitutional reform.
Mr. Mitsotakis also welcomed Konstantinos Kyranakis — the transport deputy minister who this week announced Greece's new road safety legislation on scooters and ATVs — into his new role as General Secretary of New Democracy, directing him to accelerate grassroots campaigning for a single-party majority.
Turning to the opposition, Mr. Mitsotakis dismissed the current parliament as a "comical Babel" and warned party members to expect disinformation campaigns as rivals seek to slow New Democracy's momentum.
The speech comes as polls show the party holding a 13-point lead while SYRIZA — the former main opposition — has collapsed to 2.3 percent, well below the parliamentary threshold.