Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Overhauls Cabinet Amid Cost-of-Living Concerns

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has adjusted his Cabinet, focusing on cost-of-living and labor policies after his party's win in the European parliamentary elections. Key figures like Takis Theodorikakos and Nikos Panagiotopoulos took new positions, while finance, foreign affairs, and defense portfolios remain unchanged.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made strategic changes to his Cabinet on Friday, prioritizing cost-of-living and labor policies in the aftermath of his center-right party's success in Europe's parliamentary elections.

Despite a decline in inflation rates, polls indicate that the majority of Greeks remain concerned about the cost of living, exacerbated by the pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine. Former Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos, now at the helm of the development ministry, will tackle consumer price regulation. The New Democracy party, led by Mitsotakis, secured 28.3% of the vote in the June 9 elections, outperforming the left-wing Syriza's 14.9%. However, this was a reduction from the party's 2019 performance.

Other significant Cabinet reshuffles include new ministers for labor, the interior, and agriculture, with ex-Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos transitioning to Migration Minister. Despite these changes, the finance, foreign affairs, and defense portfolios remain intact. Mitsotakis, who first came to power in 2019 during Greece's financial turmoil, was re-elected with a substantial mandate in the summer of 2023. The newly appointed ministers are set to be sworn in on Friday, with the first Cabinet meeting scheduled for Saturday.

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