Greek PM Mitsotakis reshuffles Cabinet after election disappointment – POLITICO

Development Minister Kostas Skrekas has been left out of the Cabinet in a change that underlines the government’s attempt to deal with the cost-of-living crisis. Takis Theodorikakos, former citizen protection minister, replaces Skrekas in the development post.

Polls had shown for months that inflation was the top concern among voters.

The foreign and finance ministers were kept in place to show policy continuity.

More New Democracy MPs — rather than technocrats — joined the Cabinet, particularly from northern Greece, where far-right fringe parties performed particularly well in the election.

Interior Minister Niki Kerameus has been moved to the labor portfolio, in a move seen as a downgrade, following a data breach scandal before the European election and the steep fine imposed by the country’s Data Protection Authority.

Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis was replaced by Nikos Panagiotopoulos, an appointment seen as a move to the right.