Mitsotakis Marks 10 Years Leading New Democracy

ATHENS – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis today marked exactly 10 years since his election as leader of New Democracy, releasing a polished AI-generated video that recaps the defining moments of his leadership.

Σήμερα συμπληρώνονται 10 χρόνια από την εκλογή μου στην ηγεσία της Νέας Δημοκρατίας. Δεν θα μπορούσα να είμαι πιο υπερήφανος που ηγούμαι της μεγαλύτερης παράταξης της πατρίδας μας. Σας ευχαριστώ για την εμπιστοσύνη. Μαζί συνεχίζουμε με το ίδιο πάθος και την ίδια αποφασιστικότητα. pic.twitter.com/YUkTinpAl7

— Kyriakos Mitsotakis (@kmitsotakis) January 10, 2026

Posted across all major social media platforms on Saturday, January 10, 2026, the retrospective video highlights a series of high-stakes crises and landmark achievements during the past decade.

Among the key events featured are:

• The successful containment of the 2020 Evros border crisis
• Greece’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic
• The creation and launch of the digital governance platform gov.gr
• Securing Greece’s substantial share of the EU Recovery Fund in July 2020
• The signing of historic defence agreements with France (2021) and the United States
• Mitsotakis’ rare and widely praised address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in 2022
• The decisive double election victory of 2023
• Greece’s return to investment-grade credit rating in 2023
• The passage of legislation allowing non-state universities for the first time
• The long-delayed start of commercial operations of the Thessaloniki metro
• Major energy infrastructure agreements concluded in November 2025

In an accompanying personal message, the Prime Minister wrote:

“Today is the 10th anniversary since I was elected to lead New Democracy.
I could not be prouder to stand at the head of the greatest political force in our country.
Thank you for the trust you have placed in me.
We will continue together, with the same passion and the same decisiveness.”

The use of AI video technology to narrate the retrospective has already sparked considerable discussion online, with many commentators describing it as a modern and emotionally engaging way to present a decade of turbulent and transformative politics.

The anniversary comes at a time when New Democracy maintains a steady lead in most opinion polls, while Mitsotakis is widely expected to seek a renewed mandate in the next national election.