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PM gets no change out of opposition leaders on US trip, electoral law
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFresh from his trip to Washington, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with opposition leaders on Friday and was reminded that he would not have an easy ride from his political rivals over plans for closer defence cooperation with the US and his bid to change the electoral law.
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ND mulls next tax cuts as it prepares to unveil new electoral law
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe year ends with the government considering how it will use any available fiscal space in 2020 to reduce taxes further.
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Govt delivers diaspora vote, leads polls but receives Hellinikon complaint
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA rare moment of consensus has led to Greek Parliament allowing Greeks living abroad to vote in national elections from their country of residence as a new wide-ranging opinion poll indicates New Democracy is still dominating its rivals.
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Speculation about snap elections in 2020 refuses to die down
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere has been persistent speculation in Greece over the last few weeks about possible snap elections next year, although the government has denied this is a possibility.
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ND on cusp of brokering deal over diaspora vote as Novartis battle heats up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough MPs have started to debate the 2020 draft budget, which encapsulates the government’s economic policy going forward, the focus of Greek politics is currently on an apparent rare moment of compromise between the parties over allowing Greeks living abroad to vote in the national elections from their country of residence.
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Mitsotakis promotes constructive role as talks over electoral process continue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has highlighted his willingness to compromise with the opposition parties over voting rights for diaspora Greeks in a bid to advertise his moderate style as well as to settle the longstanding electoral loose end.
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What brought down Golden Dawn?
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SocietyThe Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn burst onto the parliamentary scene overnight in 2012, to the alarm of democratic forces across Europe. Seven years later, the party finds itself out of the national and the European Parliament after losing more than half its voters.
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Mitsotakis sworn in as prime minister as attention turns to Cabinet picks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis set about appointing the team to carry out his mandate to transform Greece after New Democracy’s landslide election victory on Sunday.
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Mitsotakis earns space to govern with big win, Tsipras limits damage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSunday’s elections delivered a big win for Kyriakos Mitsotakis and New Democracy, which will have a very workable majority in the next Parliament, but did not led to the crushing defeat that many expected for SYRIZA and Alexis Tsipras.
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Mitsotakis pleads for strong mandate as polls suggest ND heading for landslide win
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis held his main campaign rally in Athens on Thursday night, urging voters to give him clear mandate to govern even though the latest opinion polls suggest that the centre-right party is already on course for an outright majority in the next Parliament.