The Economist characterises Greece as a “European country of success” in an article referring to the “stormy list of achievements and successes” of the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

“Mr. Mitsotakis, an impeccable technocrat, is one of the most beloved figures in Brussels. After the pandemonium of his predecessor’s rule, when the radical left-wing SYRIZA party in power in Greece came close to being kicked out of the euro, the last four years have been a huge relief. Mr. Mitsotakis has steadily calmed the tension with his neighbor Turkey: the emergency aid to the victims of the February earthquake there was smart but also humanitarian,” the Economist article states, which also points out the possibility that the May 21 elections might not result in a government as the system of simple proportionality will be applied.

Kyriakos mitsotakis, 55 but looking much younger, fizzes with energy and satisfaction as he reviews his four years in the Greek prime minister’s office with a rapid-fire list of achievements and successes. It is hard to imagine, as he reels off the sunny statistics, that he might be about to lose his majority and even his job; yet that is what the opinion polls predict.

A polished technocratic type, Mr Mitsotakis is one of Brussels’s darlings. After the pandemonium of his predecessor’s administration, when under the radical left Syriza party Greece came close to ejection from the euro, the past four years have been a huge relief. Mr Mitsotakis has steadily calmed tension with his neighbour Turkey: rushing aid to the victims of February’s earthquake there was shrewd as well as humanitarian.