At the Thessaloniki International Fair, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will attempt once again to cast himself as the “Santa Claus of September.”
Greek citizens have not forgotten his repeated promises in previous years, nor the fact that reality since 2019 has unfolded in precisely the opposite direction. Far from delivering relief, his policies have coincided with falling purchasing power and shrinking disposable income for households across the country.
Four pressing issues stand out where the government’s failures are most visible:
- Skyrocketing electricity bills
- Soaring supermarket prices
- The rising cost of school supplies
- A deepening housing crisis
Critics argue that Mr. Mitsotakis’ economic agenda has consistently funneled resources away from the many and into the hands of a privileged few. The beneficiaries, they say, are his close allies and political backers, while the broader population bears the weight of austerity and inflation.
As the economic elite celebrates record profits, the social majority grows ever more frustrated, squeezed by costs of living that government rhetoric cannot disguise.
