«New institutionalized misconduct by ND brought to light – Covert propaganda and character assassination mechanism exposed, operated through Blue Skies by Varvitsiotis and Olympios with direct link to Maximos and Mitsotakis»

Adamning investigation by Inside Story, an independent Greek investigative outlet, has exposed what appears to be a covert propaganda network operating at the heart of Greece’s ruling party, New Democracy (ND). The report centers on Blue Skies S.A., a private communications firm co-owned by Thomas Varvitsiotis and Yiannis Olympios—both with close personal and political ties to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Thomas Varvitsiotis and Yiannis Olympios are co-managing directors of V+O Group, a PR agency in Greece whose majority owned by SEC Newgate.

Since 2018, Blue Skies has been employing key architects of “Team Truth”—a highly active, unofficial digital media unit known for aggressively amplifying New Democracy’s message and defending Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis across social platforms. At the helm of this operation are Konstantinos Doganis and Kimon Benos, figures deeply embedded in the party’s digital strategy.

Key members of New Democracy’s so-called “Truth Team,” Kimonas Benos and Kostas Doganis, were employed not by the party itself but by a private company called Blue Skies SA. Though the party publicly distanced itself from them, they worked full-time for Blue Skies, which had close operational ties to New Democracy and its communications strategy.