Kyriakos Mitsotakis has revealed his intention to give up his parliamentary seat once his tenure as prime minister comes to an end, whenever that may be. He made the announcement at the Greece Talks 2026 conference, organised by Proto Thema and Travel.gr, during a discussion with journalist Antonis Sroiter.

The Prime Minister initially responded with humour when asked about his decision to seek a third consecutive term in government, making a reference to his wife, Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis.

“Have you discussed this with my wife?” the Prime Minister replied with a smile, suggesting that his wife might well have the same question.

He went on to explain that his desire to remain in office was linked to the major challenges facing the country in the coming years, as well as the experience he had gained through international engagements and crisis management.

Developing his argument, Mr Mitsotakis indicated that he was already contemplating the end of his political career.

“You have to come to terms with the idea that a political career eventually comes to an end. It is a psychological process – all careers come to an end,” he said.

“Are you going to be one of those former prime ministers who remain in Parliament until they are 90-something, effectively dying in their parliamentary seats?” Antonis Sroiter asked him.

Mr Mitsotakis caused a stir with his response: “When my time as Prime Minister comes to an end, so will my parliamentary career.”

His statement signalled that he does not intend to follow the path taken by other former prime ministers, such as Costas Karamanlis, George Papandreou, Antonis Samaras and Alexis Tsipras, who continued their parliamentary careers after leaving the premiership.