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Late switch smashes accord over postal vote, but marriage equality compromise still intact The government’s surprise attempt to extend the postal vote to national, as well as European, elections appears to have undermined any chance of political consensus over the issue.
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Government tests cross-party consensus with postal vote amendment New Democracy’s surprise decision to extend its proposal on postal voting to national elections has made opposition parties reconsider their support for the reform.
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Government pins hopes on new measures to control runaway price hikes The government’s latest raft of anti-inflation measures designed to tackle prices on supermarket shelves was tabled in Parliament this week. The New Democracy administration is promising tough enforcement against profiteering, but opposition parties continue to call for a more radical approach.
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Majority for marriage equality in sight despite reluctance among ruling party MPs After two days during which New Democracy MPs were briefed privately by government officials about the reasoning behind the marriage equality bill, as well as its details, the party appears confident that most of its lawmakers will back the legislation, although this still means that many could vote against it.
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Centrist voters emerge as key to same-sex marriage initiative The latest polls are yielding a more nuanced picture of the Greek public’s attitude to same-sex marriage and adoption, potentially backing up Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s instincts in pursuing the legislation against the objections of the ultra-conservative wing of his party.
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Marriage equality bill causing reverberations within ruling party and opposition The same-sex marriage bill is continuing to cause turmoil in Greece’s main political parties as at least one minister looks set to quit the New Democracy cabinet over the issue, while some SYRIZA officials have taken exception to the leftist party’s leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, ordering his MPs to vote in favour of the draft legislation or face expulsion.
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PM allows his MPs to abstain from same-sex marriage vote, puts ball in opposition court In a wide-ranging TV interview on public channel ERT on Wednesday night, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined his position on the upcoming legislation regarding marriage equality.
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Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model The government has unveiled its plans to introduce a new zoning plan, which it says will restore some order to construction activity in Greece but which others fear will pave the way for more building in areas outside of the updated scheme.
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Flurry of bills due in Parliament as legislative work resumes Following the Christmas break, parliamentary activity is due to resume this week and the government has a series of bills that it aims to pass through the House over the coming days.
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Mitsotakis surprises with cabinet tweaks featuring familiar faces A surprise mini reshuffle at the start of the new year suggests Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wants to draw a line under the criticism his government has received on issues such as law and order and move forward with flagship reforms in the health sector.