Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his views regarding the “woke agenda” during a discussion with the President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta. The conversation took place as part of an event organized by the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce in Athens, on Tuesday, January 21, with the central theme of the event being โT๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐-๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐.โ
Regarding his personal views on gender, Mitsotakis stated “Yes, I happen to believe that there are two genders, male and female. This is my personal opinion, and it is dictated by biology. Of course, every country has its own culture and particularities, but it is important to be clear.”
Continuing, he commented on the “Donald Trump phenomenon” and political developments in the United States, partly attributing Trumpโs return to power to the rise of extreme positions of the woke movement in the US.
“I believe, and I have commented on this before, that the extreme positions of the ‘woke agenda’ movement in the U.S. caused the pendulum to swing sharply in the opposite direction. It is a natural reaction,” Mitsotakis said.
However, he stressed that there is a clear distinction between Europe and the United States, expressing the view that woke agenda extreme positions, which are primarily found on the liberal campuses of top American universities, have not reached Europe.
“I do not see us having similar problems here that would justify such a reaction. This is primarily an American phenomenon,” the prime minister emphasized.
As for the status of Greek-American relations, Mitsotakis confirmed that relations between the two countries are better than ever before. “We have a five-year defense cooperation agreement, but our relationship extends far beyond defense to include cutting-edge technologies, education, and culture,” he noted.
Addressing the rise of the “extremist” right, both in Europe and the United States, Mitsotakis clearly acknowledged the existence of such a trend, both in Europe and in the U.S.
However, he pointed out that in Greece, the situation appears to be under more control. “I believe that in Greece we have managed to limit it. This, of course, does not mean that there isn’t a significant portion of the population who choose to vote for parties further to the right of New Democracy,” the prime minister concluded.