PM Mitsotakis battles resignation calls over

fraud

May 2026 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis faced a wave of fierce criticism from opposition leaders on Thursday during a heated parliamentary debate. The government’s standing has come under intense scrutiny following a persistent wiretapping scandal and fresh allegations regarding the EU farm subsidies fraud. While PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis called for snap elections, SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos went further, demanding the Prime Minister’s immediate resignation. Mitsotakis struck back, accusing the opposition of sowing division. He called on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) to expedite its probe into the farm subsidy scandal, while simultaneously urging the body to abstain from “selective leaks” that he claimed undermine national stability. Defending his party, Mitsotakis drew a line between constituent service and crime. “There is a difference between an MP helping a citizen and a proven criminal act,” he noted, adding that it was to the credit of eleven New Democracy members of parliament that they voluntarily requested the lifting of their immunity to prove their innocence, he said. Nikos Androulakis, leader of PASOK, placed the blame squarely on the current Prime Minister. “You personally bear the responsibility for this unprecedented crisis of institutions and values,” he stated. “For those who support the ‘Maximos system,’ everything is permitted. The image you project does not resemble a European democracy. SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos echoed these sentiments, calling a vote of no confidence “imperative.” He accused the government of shielding “fraudsters and thieves” of national and EU funds.

Greek Tribune Adelaide, South Australia