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"It's not very wise" for Kyranakis... – The confrontation on air and the message that reached Maximos Mansion

Not a wise television appearance
 Saying that the state of the economy is different from how it is portrayed is one thing, but giving the impression that you are asking a journalist to apologize for her salary is quite another. It certainly was not the most... wise television appearance for Konstantinos Kyranakis. The secretary of the New Democracy Political Committee, at a time when he has assumed a key role in the party mechanism, found himself in a heated confrontation with Katerina Papakostopoulou over an issue that should normally have stayed focused on its substance: high prices and wages. However, the discussion quickly strayed from political arguments and turned personal. Kyranakis insisted on asking whether the journalist's salary had increased since 2019, she replied that she was not going to apologize publicly for her earnings, and right about there, the studio temperature spiked dangerously.

The timing and the strategy

The interesting detail is that Kyranakis is no longer just another ruling party MP. As secretary of the Political Committee, he sits at the core of party operations and is considered one of the figures tasked with defending the government line on a daily basis. That is precisely why the image of a journalist across from him feeling like she is facing a personal attack is not exactly the best communication formula. While he may have had solid arguments regarding consumption figures and the overall picture of household incomes, on television it is not just the argument that matters. The delivery matters just as much. Because claiming that the economic reality is being mischaracterized is one thing, but leaving the impression that you are calling on a reporter to justify her paycheck is quite another. And that, particularly for the No. 2 of the party apparatus, was probably not the best communication strategy.

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