ND’s losses are from ‘both sides,’ defense minister tells Kathimerini

The losses suffered by ruling New Democracy in the recent European Parliament elections were from "both sides," Defense Minister Nikos Dendias tells Kathimerini, noting that while these losses were mostly concentrated in the center, the ones to the right were "not negligible" either.

Dendias stresses the importance of ND not losing sight of the "middle ground" and also of having a concerted strategy in response to "whatever developments may take place in the center-left." The crisis in the center-left, he adds, however, is not to the conservatives' benefit. 

On the matter of next year's presidential election, Dendias says Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will "evaluate all the different variables before making his final recommendation."

With regard to Greek-Turkish relations, the former foreign affairs minister says that there can be no room for complacency...