PM Mitsotakis plays down populist surge after European elections

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has dismissed concerns of a populist surge after Sunday's European Parliament elections, stating that the political center held firm, creating momentum for change.

In a Bloomberg TV interview, Greece's conservative leader noted that the center-right European People's Party (EPP) secured a "blocking minority" while maintaining its coalition with other centrist groups.

"I think there is maybe some degree of overexaggeration about this right-wing shift," Mitsotakis said, adding that the success of far-right parties was mainly isolated to France and Germany. "I would argue that the European center held, maybe stronger than many people expected."

'I think there is maybe some degree of overexaggeration about this right-wing shift'

"The important decisions will continue to be made by the three...