New Democracy

With an eye on preparing the initiatives that PASOK will take from the beginning of the new year, Charilaou Trikoupis is moving forward, estimating that its battle against the government on the budget has achieved its goal.

A strong vote of parliamentary confidence in an environment of extreme political volatility was given to the government as the state budget for 2025 received 159 positive votes, the most in five years.

The 2025 state budget was approved tonight, receiving 158 “yes” votes, while 139 MPs voted “no.” Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was notably absent from the vote.

The opposition leader attributed the announcements the prime minister is to make tonight on banks to pressure from PASOK while making it clear that his party is not proposing the administrative determination of interest rates – as the government claims – but is calling for the implementation of a Supreme Court ruling that banks are obliged to lower them when the ECB’s interest rates are reduced

The three main parties to the right of center-right New Democracy collectively represent around 20% of the Greek electorate, but continue to have relatively limited influence because of the deep ideological, political and personal divisions preventing them from joining forces.

The newly elected leader of SYRIZA offered an indication of the leftist party's tactics going forward on Saturday, stating that society "does not want consensus politics or a tango for two."

Almost as time was running out, yesterday afternoon, the Syriza Progressive Alliance‘s stance on defence spending crystallized, with the budget debate culminating this evening.

The debate on the government budget enters its final stretch as the leaders are expected to clash today and a final roll call vote is expected.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began his visit to Crete today at the fishing harbor in Skaleta, Rethymno, which will accommodate up to 70 fishing vessels. The Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction with the overperformance of the economy, emphasizing that these funds are being reinvested in projects and initiatives with a social impact.