Thessaloniki turns to TIF as Alexis Tsipras opens political program
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- Alexis Tsipras is scheduled to speak in Thessaloniki on Sept. 2 and present ELAS’s National Reconstruction Plan.
- His speech will be the first by a party leader ahead of the Thessaloniki International Fair, followed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s visit on Friday.
- Tsipras is expected to target small and medium-sized businesses and moderate conservative voters while seeking to narrow the gap with New Democracy and widen it over PASOK.
Thessaloniki’s political spotlight is turning to Alexis Tsipras, whose speech on Wednesday will open the run-up to the Thessaloniki International Fair.
Tsipras, president of the newly established ELAS party, is scheduled to speak at the Porto Palace hotel on Sept. 2. He will present the party’s National Reconstruction Plan, making his address the first speech by a political leader ahead of the fair.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to visit Thessaloniki on Friday. Tsipras is expected to focus particularly on small and medium-sized businesses and moderate conservative voters.
His stated electoral aim is to reduce the gap with New Democracy while increasing ELAS’s lead over PASOK.
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