Under powder-blue Peloponnesian skies, amid the olive groves and cypress trees where zealous athletes once competed for glory, Manfred Weber, a centre-right Bavarian politician, raises a hand to touch one of the ancient columns of Ne-mea, affecting contemplative wisdom. Ky-riakos Mitsotakis, leader of the Greek centre-right, welcomes him to the "home of democracy", a fitting place for him to launch the campaign which hopes to see him elected one of Europe's most powerful leaders. Photographers diligently seek out angles that will make the opportunity offered them look vaguely interesting.
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