The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras presented his party’s candidates for the upcoming elections for the European Parliament and took the opportunity to criticize SYRIZA for its stance.
Mr. Samaras noted in his speech before his party’s political committee that “we averted the exit from the euro, achieved our goals and are returning the people their money back”. The PM added that “we must complete reforms so that our homeland can be a modern country”.
New Democracy’s candidates for the upcoming European elections are
- Giorgos Amyras (journalist)
- Giorgos Anestis (farmer, general secretary of PASEGES)
- Anastasios Vasiliadis,
- Eliza Vozemberg (lawyer, former MP)
- Christina Yannopappa Katrivanou
- Demosthenes Davetas (poet, author, painter)
- Lefteris Dimitriou (agriculturist)
- Anastasios Dimoschakis (former Chief of Police)
- Thodoris Zagorakis (former football player)
- Grigoris Zafiropoulos (former mayor of Halandri)
- Ioanna Kalantzakou (lawyer)
- Dimitris Karageorgiou (general secretary of PFS)
- Benjamin Karakostanoglou (professor of International Studies)
- Pantelis Karalefteris (foreman electrician)
- Ilias Karantai
- Manolis Kefalogiannis (former Minister)
- Vasilis Korkidis (President of EVEPI)
- Rodi Kratsa (MEP)
- Giorgos Kimparidis (lawyer)
- Kostas Kyranakis (president of the EPP’s youth)
- Giorgos Kyrtsos (journalist, publisher)
- Giorgos Kotsiras (lawyer)
- Thanasis Lioutas (farmer)
- Manolis Mavromatis (journalist)
- Giorgos Momferatos (financial consultant, son of assassinated publisher Nikos Momferatos)
- Elena Mouzala (pianist)
- Kostis Mousouroulis (MP)
- Stavros Xarchakos (composer)
- Penelope Panagiotopoulou (teacher)
- Nikos Peppas (athlete, entrepreneur)
- Rita Pikrou Moraitaki (investment consultant)
- Natasha Ragiou (journalist, former MP)
- Zoi Rapti (State Council lawyer)
- Maria Spyraki (journalist)
- Nikos Stergiou (farmer)
- Christodoulos Stefanadis (Professor of Cardiology)
- Grigoris Tassios (hotelier)
- Niki Tzavela (MEP)
- Fotini Tomai-Konstantopoulou (historian)
- Christina Chalilopoulou (legal consultant)
- Maria Hatzinasiou
- Kostas Holevas (chief editor of Ecclesia magazine)
