Greek Leaders Clash After Thessaloniki Fair; Polls Show ND Lead

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged heating oil below €1.75 per litre and a horizontal increase in the heating allowance after the Thessaloniki International Fair. He said announcements would come early next week and ruled out a debt crisis.

In Parliament, PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis accused Mitsotakis of trying to "terrorise society" with the "Mitsotakis or Erdoğan" dilemma. He said elections are not a game that undermines national interests.

“We will not cooperate with ND. We did not sit in the backbenches to design the dissolution of the opposition.”

Two polls released Wednesday showed New Democracy at 30.5–31%, SYRIZA at 15.9–17%, and PASOK at 12–12.1%. A Pulse survey found 61.4% viewed the DETh measures negatively.

KKE General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumpas said the constitutional revision serves "stability of power" and accused ND of bypassing the constitution on private universities. He also criticised the release of neo-Nazi Ilias Kasidiaris.

Antonis Samaras is reportedly preparing a new political vehicle that could draw traditional ND voters. Pulse measured combined "definitely yes" and "probably yes" at 32% among 2023 ND voters not currently intending to vote ND.