ATHENS — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is appealing to his political base and signaling a rightward shift through his choice for the country’s next European Commissioner. Mitsotakis nominated the three-term governor of the region of Central Macedonia, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, for Greece’s slot at the top table in Brussels. He is considered a hardliner on domestic politics and national identity — including on Greece’s long-running name dispute with North Macedonia — and has been accused of cozying up to the far right. “There is definitely a right-wing shift and a symbolic move by Mitsotakis to show that he is strengthening…
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