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New Parliament set for fractious opening session after Mitsotakis curtain-raiser The parties in Greece’s newly elected Parliament will have the opportunity to set out their agendas in the opening debate starting on Thursday, ahead of the vote of confidence scheduled for Saturday.
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Mitsotakis focuses on economy as SYRIZA concentrates on leadership contest Having revealed on Tuesday that his government intends to prepay Greece’s bailout loans, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to set out his economic policy proposals and reform ideas in a speech to Parliament on Thursday, ahead of the customary three-day debate that concludes in a confidence vote.
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Health at focus of government priorities as PM presses ahead with reform agenda Having secured a strong mandate for a second term, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to pay a visit to the Health Ministry on Tuesday as part of a schedule of engagements designed to underline his commitment to reforms in key sectors.
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MPs return to work, Mitsotakis seeks to bolster hold on centre The new Parliament is due to be sworn in this Monday as political life in Greece returns to its normal rhythms following the two electoral encounters in May and June.
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Early goals set as new cabinet gets to grips with tasks for ND's second term The new cabinet, chosen by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after his re-election on Sunday, is due to meet for the first time on Wednesday as the government looks to pick up where it left off in May and continue what the New Democracy leader has labelled the “transformation” of Greece.
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Mitsotakis names extensive cabinet with dose of renewal The new cabinet announced by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which is due to be sworn in on Tuesday, is based on many ministers who were tried and tested during New Democracy’s first term in office, but also has a sprinkling of some new faces as the PM freshens up his government with the aim of pushing through his reform programme and steering Greece along a path of continued growth.
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to name his new cabinet on Monday afternoon, a few hours after being sworn in again as prime minister and winning an eight-seat majority in the Greek Parliament for his New Democracy party.
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Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters Kyriakos Mitsotakis was re-elected as Prime Minister with a convincing win on Sunday as his party kept up its impressive showing in the May 21 elections by taking an estimated 40.5 pct of the vote and winning a comfortable majority of seven seats in the 300-seat Greek Parliament, according to the first official projections.
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Mitsotakis makes final push for comfortable majority as small parties hold key Kyriakos Mitsotakis has issued a final plea to New Democracy voters to participate in Sunday’s elections as a low turnout among conservatives seems the only potential obstacle standing in the way of the centre-right party returning to power for another four years.
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Attention turns to next government as Mitsotakis holds convincing lead over rivals As New Democracy and its leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, continue to dominate in all the opinion polls ahead of the June 25 elections, there is growing speculation about what kind of government he will form if the predictions prove correct and the centre-right politician returns for a second four-year term.