Intense concern prevails in its party apparatus New Republicas the majority of the speakers at the 15th conference of New Democracy may invoke unity in view of the European elections, but in the “wells” the intense concern of the conference is reflected.
They fear the protest vote and the exodus of voters to right-wing parties
Specifically, in discussions taking place in Zappeio, the fear is expressed for the electoral shrinkage of New Democracy, as it is recognized that important parts of society are outraged, due to important problems such as accuracy and insecurity that many citizens feel. Also, the tragedy of Tempe and the government management, has angered the majority of society, and many voters of the blue faction. Also, in many wells there is strong concern about the leakage of “blue” voters to parties to the right of the ND.
Hatzidakis: “no bell is needed to understand any of our mistakes”
The fear of the “protest vote” as it is characterized, was also emphasized in the speech of the finance minister, who indicated that “in the European elections, citizens should not send the wrong message. We don’t need any bells and whistles to understand any mistakes that have been made. We are not arrogant. We know this, because unlike our opponents who live in a closed fanatical microcosm, we listen to society and fight every day to fix the problems”
Message from Dendias-Georgiadis on the opposition regarding the “Center” and the “Right”
With regard to the division that prevails within the New Democracy on whether the identity of the blue faction will have as its main element the “Semitic center” or the “traditional right”, Nikos Dendias and Adonis Georgiadis took a position. The Minister of Defense stated that “we are the party of the large social majority, the party of the many, we preserve the pro-popular and social character of our faction as the apple of an eye. We expand, we don’t mutate, blue is blue, it doesn’t fade.”
On the other hand, the Minister of Health noted that “we have to go and fight the battle together. I am sure that there are sorrows from individual manipulations, but we will not bring instability to our country.” When Mr. Georgiadis refers to “individual manipulations” he is referring to the frustration that has been produced within New Democracy, regarding the identity of the faction, especially after the bill for equality in civil marriage.
It is recalled that former Prime Ministers Kostas Karamanlis and Antonis Samaras, while they attended the speech of Kyriakos Mitsotakis yesterday, will not speak at the blue conference, giving multiple messages. The silence of the two prime ministers is one of the dominant themes in the behind-the-scenes discussions, where there is intense concern.
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