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Bar on extreme right party triggers developments across political spectrum
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s Supreme Court has blocked the far-right Spartiates party from running in June’s European Parliament elections in an unprecedented ruling which is expected to trigger developments in the fragmented space to the right of New Democracy, with potential repercussions across the spectrum of national politics.
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PM aims to mend ties with church and stem loss of right-wing voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to appear alongside the head of the Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, later this week as New Democracy steps up its efforts to repair its relationship with right-wing voters ahead of this summer’s European Parliament elections.
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ND seeks ban on far-right party running in EP elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith just seven weeks left until the European Parliament elections, New Democracy has stepped up its efforts to stub out any threats that could emerge to the right of the conservative party.
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Mitsotakis and Kasselakis compete to burnish patriotic credentials
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe naming by New Democracy of controversial Greek Albanian politician Fredi Beleri as a candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections has aroused a predictable degree of controversy among the opposition but is seen by the conservatives as a way of shoring up support against threat from far-right parties.
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ND names MEP candidates with eye on loss of support to hard right
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has unveiled its list of candidates for this summer’s European Parliament elections and, in a clear nod to right-wing voters, has included ethnic Greek Albanian Fredi Beleri among the hopefuls.
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Kasselakis launches EP election campaign with all-out attack on Mitsotakis and ND
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has opted for an aggressive start to his first election campaign as the head of the main opposition, as the party launches the candidate selection process for June’s EP elections. Kasselakis repeated his call for snap national elections, questioning New Democracy’s mandate.
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Androulakis hopes surveillance ruling will lead to embarrassment for government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Nikos Androulakis is hoping to keep up the pressure on the government and PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis after a ruling by Greece’s highest administrative court reinstated his legal right to request information on his surveillance by the national intelligence service.
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Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith one eye on the upcoming European Parliament elections, and the fear that many voters will use it as a chance to vent their frustrations, the government is turning its attention towards the migration issue again.
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Mitsotakis hits back on multiple fronts as SYRIZA sets out its economic pledges
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere is no prospect of an Easter handout this year according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who said the government would focus instead on increasing earnings.
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Backwash from stormy congress still rocking SYRIZA as support for Greek Solution rises
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA continues to suffer the aftereffects of its turbulent party conference last week as ultranationalist Greek Solution emerges as the main beneficiary of a decline in support for all the main parties, including New Democracy.