The squares and… stools of the chiefs

The 50 days until the European elections find the political leaders in an intensive “warm-up” for the election campaign, which will actually start after Easter. The weekend finds Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Stefanos Kasselakis and Nikos Androulakis out of the office on pre-election visits throughout the territory, who are already giving a taste of both the escalating power game in the square and the “battle” of exposure on television and in the online environment. On the one hand, the square functions as a tool to increase party mobilization and strengthen the climate in favor of their ranks, and on the other hand, television stools along with online, loose appearances are used to send messages (and) to publics with lower party identification.