Mitsotakis steps forward so that politicians are tried by their natural judges – “I will lead the effort to amend Article 86 of the Constitution” The cabinet reshuffle has passed and gone, the government has returned to daily business, and in fact, in the past few days, it managed to regain the advantage of surprise against the backdrop of Christos Triantopoulos’ request to be prosecuted by the Preliminary Investigation Committee without substantial evaluation and to face the Judicial Council, which could refer him to a special court.

It was a counter-move that the Prime Minister’s office was seeking to “get out of the corner.” Hence, yesterday, from Brussels, after the European Council, which concluded with the satisfaction of Greece’s positions on European defense and the activation of the escape clause for defense spending, Kyriakos Mitsotakis once again directed his arrows at PASOK for its stance on the Preliminary Investigation.

“I am really surprised how the opposition parties, and especially PASOK, today say exactly the opposite of what they said a week ago,” said Kyriakos Mitsotakis, adding, “And citizens prefer that politicians are tried by their natural judges, in this case, by the Supreme Court, rather than their criminal treatment becoming the subject of a partisan dispute.”

He further emphasized, “As a politician who has always fought in this direction, I will lead the effort to change Article 86 as I have committed, and I think citizens also prefer that politicians are tried by their natural judges, in this case, by the Supreme Court we have. After all, we have seen many preliminary and investigative committees and we have seen where they ended up.”

In Athens, however, the opinion polls that have come to light paint a negative picture for the government, with deterioration not only in quantitative but also in qualitative indicators. And, of course, in the approval ratings of the Prime Minister, who is beginning to show noticeable wear. Yesterday’s polls from Pulse for SKAI and Metron Analysis for Mega added to the already published surveys from the previous days, all reflecting a similar image: New Democracy first, but with diminishing percentages, Plevsi Eleftherias now second, above PASOK, creating a political environment of fluidity, with the government insisting that the electoral law will not change.

In this environment, the government has adjusted its functioning with the establishment of four “cycles” within the Prime Minister’s office and an emphasis on strategic planning. As a central government source puts it, the goal is “for the government to be able to set the agenda again and not be dragged behind the events.”

New Democracy leads, but with wear According to information, the numbers from these polls align with the rolling polling data reaching the Prime Minister’s office, which currently show simply a “brake” on the downward trajectory of the ruling party.

Starting with the Metron Analysis survey, in the voting intention estimate, New Democracy remains first with 26.4%, with Plevsi Eleftherias in second place at 14.6%. PASOK drops to 13.3%, followed by Elliniki Lysi at 9.9% (a slight decrease from 10.3% in the previous survey), and KKE at 8.4%. Niki rises to 4.7% and Foni tis Logikis at 3.9%, so there is still a far-right pole totaling close to 19%. MeRA25 and Nea Aristera seem unable to pass the 3% threshold, the same goes for the Kinhma Dimokratias. These parties are especially affected by the polling surge of Zoi Konstantopoulou.

In the corresponding Pulse survey for SKAI, New Democracy is at 27.5% in the voting intention estimate, with Plevsi Eleftherias and PASOK both in second place at 14%. A common feature in both surveys is that within a month, Plevsi Eleftherias has made a polling leap.

Mitsotakis steps forward so that politicians are tried by their natural judges – “I will lead the effort to amend Article 86 of the Constitution”

Warnings The critical, and perhaps most concerning for Maximos Mansion, are the qualitative indicators of the surveys that reflect an increasing erosion of the government and a shift in public opinion, with the majority now calling for early elections. It seems that the demand for political stability is no longer organically connected to the strengthening of New Democracy, even though right now, no clear government alternative is visible.

Indicatively, in the Metron Analysis survey, 73% expressed a negative opinion of the government, 22% a positive opinion, and 5% said “neither good nor bad.” At the same time, 78% rated PASOK negatively. In the same survey, 73% gave a negative rating to Prime Minister Mitsotakis, while 75% rated Nikos Androulakis negatively, with the PASOK leader falling to third place in the suitability index for Prime Minister, below Zoi Konstantopoulou.