Opposition parties kick-off election rallies

Meimarakis, Theodorakis take aim at front-runner Tsipras

New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis on Monday kicked off the center-right party’s pre-election campaign from the city of Patras, saying the mainstream political formation is the one that supports unity among the Greek people.

“Others want to divide us with their rhetoric,” he told supporters at an indoor sports arena.

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He also ridiculed radical leftist SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras seven months in power.

“Never before has a Greek prime minister performed so badly in such a short time, never before has a politician told so many lies, as Alexis Tsipras has done.”

Speaking from the northern city of Thessaloniki, centrist Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis called on voters to reject both SYRIZA and New Democracy.

“Greece doesn’t want to return to a past of Mr. Tsipras or Mr. Meimarakis.”

He was particularly dismissive of the radical leftist Tsipras, calling him incredibly audacious for seeking an majority mandate only to make the same tragic mistakes he made the previous seven months.
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