Mitsotakis: Victory over populism serves as lesson for liberal democracies

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted Tuesday that Greece will be able to regain investment grade with a strong New Democracy government and that his "his victory over populism in Greece" serves as a lesson "for other liberal democracies."

"If you deliver real change for people, people will reward you," he told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.

He said his defeat of "the populist opposition for a second time in a row" had "essentially destroyed" main opposition SYRIZA.

"Something happened in Greece that will resonate across other liberal democracies when it comes to the inherent fight between people who are focused on offering solutions and those who are engaged in the lovely politics of offering empty promises," he said.

He had "big ambitions" for New Democracy's second term. He wanted to "transform" the country but was aware that he needed "at least two...