Kyriakos Mitsotakis

kyri

Holding Out For A (Reformist) Hero

Nick Malkoutzis via Macropolis | Since the start of the Greek crisis, many international commentators (as well as locals) have been holding out hope that a reformist white knight would emerge from the political morass and ride to Greece’s rescue. Reality, though, has been equally consistent in shattering their illusions. Despite numerous false dawns, the latest candidate for this position is former administrative reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who caused an upset by winning New Democracy’s leadership vote on January 10th.