Politics
PM uses island visit to highlight border control as Tsipras makes decentralisation play
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a visit to the Aegean island of Leros on Monday to sharpen the binary choice he wants voters to confront at the next election, contrasting the current state of border security and migration management with the record of SYRIZA-ANEL government he replaced in 2019.
PM and ministers go on the road as constitutional revision vote fails to yield consensus
The government is mounting an effort to reconnect with regional Greece ahead of the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), as Alexis Tsipras attempts to redefine the progressive space through an ambitious overhaul of local government.
PM offers more fuel relief as path to TIF pledges becomes more treacherous
As Greece moves towards the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in early September, the government is being forced to deal with a cost‑of‑living crisis intensified by geopolitical instability, a shifting electoral landscape marked by new party dynamics and voter volatility, and the start of a major constitutional revision process that requires broad parliamentary support.
ND faces deadlock over constitutional revision as SYRIZA continues to unravel
Party leaders are due to debate this Friday the government’s proposals for the revision of the Greek constitution. But it was already clear from the opening session of the parliamentary discussion that New Democracy enters this process politically isolated, unable to secure the 180‑vote supermajority required for any meaningful change, and locked in a confrontational dynamic with an opposition that refuses to grant it even the minimum level of trust.
Tanker diplomacy gets Athens into hot waters over Russia sanctions
Athens's case for protecting its shipowners' commercial interests has come under unusually direct public criticism from other member states, as EU diplomats conclude negotiations on the 21st Russia sanctions package.
PM paves way to elections with three-year growth plan as ballot speculation simmers
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been assembling the elements of the argument that he intends to make at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in September to convince voters to give New Democracy a third term. At the heart of the pitch is a three-year growth programme, which, he argues, will make Greece “a much better country by 2030”.
PM sets stage for 2027 as ND tries to rally in face of scandals, pension politics and polling drift
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used Monday’s meeting of New Democracy’s parliamentary group to send a message that carried distinctly pre‑election undertones, even as he repeated once again that national elections will be held in the spring of 2027.
PM steps up poll preparations, ELAS continues mobilisation and SYRIZA fights to survive
As Greece moves deeper into the summer, there are significant political developments on at least three fronts: the government’s quiet preparations for a potential autumn election, Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS completing its organisational architecture ahead of its first national campaign, and SYRIZA fighting what increasingly looks like its final battle for survival under its newly elected parliamentary leader, Rena Dourou.
Government counter‑offensive on OPEKEPE as Tsipras–SYRIZA schism deepens
The government has launched a forceful counter‑offensive following the European Public Prosecutor’s Office’s (EPPO) decision to prosecute four New Democracy MPs for misdemeanour‑level offences linked to agricultural subsidies.
New EPPO indictments threaten further disruption to ND as SYRIZA continues to shrink
The European Public Prosecutor’s investigation into the OPEKEPE scandal took another turn on Wednesday with the announcement of indictments against four government lawmakers and several former senior officials for crimes connected with fraud at the farm payments agency.