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ND aims to see off threat from right, with focus on fringe religious party
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe surprise performance of smaller parties in the May 21 elections has New Democracy worried about the potential for a dilution of the vote in the upcoming re-rerun scheduled in a month’s time.
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Mitsotakis sticks with stability mantra as SYRIZA looks for new approach
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis is sticking to the formula that won him a landslide victory in the May 21 elections, hoping that this will drive New Democracy to a clear majority in the second vote on June 25.
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Emboldened Mitsotakis plans for Erdogan meeting, next step in Greek-Turkish ties
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe political dominance of Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Greece in the May 21 elections also means that he is also politically dominant within his New Democracy party, which could have a knock-on effect regarding his foreign policy approach.
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Parties face up to victory and defeat in preparation for fresh elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe campaign season has kicked off anew in Greece, with political parties still digesting the surprise result of polls on Sunday, which gave the outgoing administration of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis a commanding lead but failed to produce a new government.
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Mitsotakis eyes majority in second vote as SYRIZA reels from crushing defeat
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis indicated no desire to form a governing coalition after his New Democracy party’s resounding win in Sunday’s elections and will, instead, lead the conservatives into a second vote later this summer, where he looks set to win an outright majority to govern Greece for another four years.
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Resounding win for Mitsotakis, who has majority comfortably in reach
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSunday’s elections brought a resounding victory for New Democracy and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, while delivering a major blow to the main opposition party SYRIZA.
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Polls give ND clear lead as SYRIZA struggles to shape narrative
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith just two more days of campaigning to go before Greeks vote in national elections, the ruling New Democracy party looks set to win a second term, though it may have to wait for a second run to secure a majority.
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Parties step up battle for voters in election home stretch
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith just a few days left until the May 21 elections, the jousting between the two main parties is becoming more intense.
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Mitsotakis makes direct play for PASOK voters as SYRIZA questions opinion polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy appears confident that winning over wavering centrist voters, rather than seeking a formal coalition with PASOK, is the tactic that will secure the party another term in government.
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Buoyed by polls, Mitsotakis rejects option of coalition with PASOK after first elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA week before Greeks vote in what is likely to be the first of at least two general elections this summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, perhaps buoyed by a seemingly strong position in the opinion polls, has dismissed the idea of forming a coalition with centre-left PASOK.