Mitsotakis has a mandate, early elections a mistake

The coronavirus epidemic has expedited the modernization of the state and even the private sector. We have all seen the digitization of many public services, the growing and efficient use of the internet, the expansion of teleworking, the successful implementation of online education, while at the same time appreciating the resilience of the National Healthcare System.

But there is also another encouraging element present and that is the respect for rules and institutions. I am not referring to the implementation of the strict measures by a society that was generally considered disobedient, nor to institutions such as justice.

I am referring to the issue of elections and the decision of some politicians in the past to abuse the right to call snap elections. They did so, not because the circumstances required it, but because it suited them; it was politically...