Offices and premises belonging to Greece's ruling New Democracy party and its senior politicians have been targeted in three separate attacks within 24 hours. Konstantinos Kyranakis, the secretary of the party's Political Committee, announced the incidents in an online statement, insisting the organisation would not be intimidated.
The strikes damaged a local New Democracy branch in the Kypseli district of Athens, which opened only two months ago, alongside the personal political offices of Nikos Papathanasis and Andreas Loverdos.
Offices Targeted in Athens
Kyranakis said the nature of the weapons used by the assailants made no difference, arguing that throwing paint, detonating gas canisters, or hurling Molotov cocktails all stemmed from the same source. He warned that political targeting created severe risks for Greek society and stressed that the country had already seen where unchecked violence leads.
The party official pointed directly to the recent death of Vagia Nestora in Thessaloniki, stating that the public and the political system could not wait for another similar tragedy to occur before taking action. He emphasised that memories of the terrorist strike in the northern city remained extremely fresh.
Criticism of Opposition Parties
Kyranakis expressed sharp frustration with rival political groups, remarking that New Democracy had expected an immediate, unanimous condemnation of the violence from across the political spectrum. He stressed that, up to that point, not a single opposition party had come forward to condemn the three attacks.
New Democracy is the centre-right governing party of Greece, founded in 1974 following the collapse of the military dictatorship. Led today by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the party holds an absolute majority in the Hellenic Parliament.
Papathanasis serves in the cabinet as Alternate Minister of Economy and Finance, while Loverdos is a former minister and legal scholar who previously served in socialist administrations before aligning with the government. The local branch targeted in the attacks sits in Kypseli, a densely populated neighbourhood north of central Athens known for its vibrant multicultural makeup and active political street life.
Greek political offices, state agencies, and parliamentary deputies have long been subjected to sporadic vandalism and arson attacks, typically claimed by domestic far-left or anarchist collectives. These assaults frequently utilise low-intensity improvised devices, such as small camping gas canisters taped together, or paint thrown at building facades. Security concerns escalated significantly following the lethal fire that claimed the life of Nestora in Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, which intensified pressure on law enforcement to treat political targeting with greater urgency.
Police Investigation and Evidence
Kyranakis called on the Hellenic Police to swiftly track down those responsible for the three latest incidents and bring them before the judicial system. He pointed out that law enforcement must act without delay to locate the culprits and deter further escalation.
He noted that New Democracy is actively gathering every piece of available evidence from the scene of each attack, including security material, to submit directly to investigating authorities. Kyranakis concluded his statement by asserting that New Democracy is not intimidated, will not retreat, and will not back down.
