PM, aides work on plan for campaign trail

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his closest aides are holding strategy sessions to shape the ruling center-right New Democracy party's election strategy.

Mitsotakis and his aides have decided to divide the pre-election campaign into two distinct phases: Before Greek Orthodox Easter, which falls on April 16, they will emphasize the government's accomplishments over the past four years; post-Easter, and until the May 21 election, they will focus on what they will do should they win a second term.

Given that political, and other, activity tends to slow down in the week before Easter, this poses the problem of the two phases being of unequal length. 

This might necessitate dealing with the legacy of New Democracy's governance issues throughout the campaign.

Government officials realize they must balance highlighting their achievements with...