He is widely seen as a far-right figure in Greek politics and some of his opinions have been described as extreme and racist. In the 1990s during his academic years he used to participate in nationalist protests and in at least one instance was caught on camera burning Turkish flags alongside supporters of the neo-
nazi party
Golden Dawn.
Immigration Plevris has also advocated the use of
deadly force as a deterrent against
illegal immigration. He has also suggested that immigrants should be denied access to food, water and health care, in order to make their living conditions in Greece less attractive than those in their homelands. In July 2025, Plevris was among several European officials declared "persona non grata" by the
Government of National Stability in eastern Libya after he and the said officials held an earlier meeting with officials of the rival
Government of National Unity based in
Tripoli to discuss migration.
Antisemitism While representing his father in court in 2019, he argued that Konstantinos Plevris’s public desire to see the return of Nazis and the reopening of the Auschwitz concentration camps should not count as hate speech or incitement under Greek law. After he was appointed as Minister for Health in 2021, some of this previous comments and statements resurfaced, resulting in a strong reaction by the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece.
Vaccinations In July 2021 he published an
op-ed article expressing controversial opinions about mandatory vaccinations and asking “if a citizen does not want to be vaccinated, is it my responsibility to convince them or should they go and get vaccinated themselves?". After his appointment in September 2021, some of his previous comments on scientific approaches and vaccination strategies resurfaced and were labelled as '
antivax'. == References ==