RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
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- Kyriakos Mitsotakis is currently the Prime Minister of Greece. He is the President of the center-right New Democracy Party. We assign Kyriakos Mitsotakis a Right-Center Bias and High factual rating due to a clean fact-check record.
About Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Country: Greece
Title: Prime Minister (07/08/2019)
Political Party: New Democracy
Political Alignment: CENTER-RIGHT
Factual Rating: HIGH
Career
- Financial Analyst for Chase Investment Bank, a consultant with McKinsey and Company, and CEO of NBG Venture Capital at the National Bank of Greece (1990-2003)
- Minister of Administrative Reform and e-Governance from 2013 to 2015
- President of Nea Demokratia (New Democracy Party) since January 2016
- Elected as the Prime Minister of Greece (July 8, 2019)
Political Affiliation
Kyriakos Mitsotakis is a member of the center-right political party Nea Demokratia (New Democracy), which he also leads. New Democracy’s platform is based on free-market economics, small government, and personal responsibility principles. The party’s ideology is centered around conservatism, populism, and classical liberalism. It is considered one of Greece’s two main political parties, alongside the left-wing party SYRIZA.
Mitsotakis has been a vocal advocate for cutting taxes, privatizations, and other measures to boost foreign investment in the country. Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government has implemented strict measures on immigration by extending an anti-migrant steel fence, increasing patrols, and accelerating asylum processing to decrease the number of migrants entering Greece. Despite his advocacy for EU support and coordination, the government has faced criticisms for human rights violations along the border with Turkey. Mitsotakis has expressed that Greece’s efforts towards border security contribute to European security and a more integrated and effective European asylum policy.
Recent Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
(M. Huitsing 05/10/2023)
Last Updated on May 10, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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