Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The “abandonment” of Antonis Samaras is spreading, just hours before the ND Disciplinary Board meeting, which is expected to confirm his second expulsion from the governing party.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent the message that Greece’s government majority is stable and that holding elections in 2027 is a personal commitment, during a discussion with journalist Francine Lacqua on Monday afternoon, as part of a Bloomberg event titled “The New Era of Greek Banking.”

Greece plans to repay at least €5 billion ($5.3 billion) in bailout loans by 2025, well ahead of their scheduled maturities between 2033 and 2042, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said.

"We've been ruthlessly focused on fiscal discipline," Mitsotakis told a Bloomberg event in Athens on Monday. "It's an indication of the confidence we have in our public finances."

Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent the message that Greece’s governing majority is stable and that it is his personal commitment to hold elections in 2027 during a discussion Monday afternoon with journalist Francine Lacqua at a Bloomberg event titled “The New Era of Greek Banking.”

Around 25,000 people marched through Athens over the weekend in closely watched demonstrations to mark the 51st anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising that helped topple military rule in Greece.

The protests are held every year to commemorate the 1973 Athens Polytechnic protests that killed 24 people, when the ruling junta sent troops to break up an anti-government uprising.

Ten days after Donald Trump's win in the US presidential election, the government is shifting its focus from what it will mean for bilateral relations to a more complicated question: Will "Trumpism," a shorthand for right-wing populism, also become influential in Greek politics and threaten mainstream conservatism as embraced by most, but not all, ruling New Democracy politicians?

The expulsion of former prime minister Antonis Samaras from the ruling New Democracy party, and its potential impact on the government, is the main issue dominating the political agenda this week.

Conservative officials have dismissed concerns over potential threats to government stability following Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' decision to expel former prime minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras from New Democracy on Saturday. Meanwhile, the administration is reportedly focused on charting a path forward after the high-profile rift with the ex-premier.

New Democracy's ethics committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday to take up the issue of Antonis Samaras' expulsion from the ruling party's parliamentary group.

Some committee members, like MP Theodoros Karaoglou, who are on mission's abroad have been told to bring forward their return. Karaoglou was due to return from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the energy independence of Europe and a common defense in his weekly social media post on Sunday.