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New party aims to mount challenge to the right of Mitsotakis's ND The government’s growing problems in dealing with the refugee crisis and the prolonged negotiations with Greece’s lenders are damaging the coalition’s credibility and working in the favour of the opposition parties.
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PoliticsGreek Politics New nationalist party in the making The creation of a new right-wing nationalist party in Greece appears to be at an advanced stage, with an announcement of its launch expected within days.
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Assorted obstacles block path to change of parties in coalition Last week’s unrest in government ranks over Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas referring to Greece’s neighbour as “Macedonia” sparked speculation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras might part ways with coalition partner Panos Kammenos and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party.
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PASOK leader seeks alliances to improve party's footing PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata continued this week to search for political alliances to boost her party’s standing but with mixed results.
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Mitsotakis aims to prove credentials by tackling party's finances Setting aside the current hot button issues, such as the refugee crisis and the pending bailout review, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged on Thursday to restore his party’s dire finance to proper health.
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Mitsotakis targets Tsipras, floating voters and populists in first speech to his MPs New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke to his MPs for the first time on Thursday, setting out his immediate priorities as the party’s new president.
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Mitsotakis win sends ripples through other opposition parties As Kyriakos Mitsotakis puts together his team of officials and advisers following his win in New Democracy’s leadership elections, reactions from other opposition parties to the liberal politician’s victory have already begun.
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New Democracy counts down to Sunday's leadership vote New Democracy will have a new leader by Sunday night, with veteran Evangelos Meimarakis seen as the favourite to edge out former administrative reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the ballot.
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Candidates vie for votes as New Democracy leadership race enters final stretch New Democracy’s protracted leadership race has entered its final stretch ahead of Sunday’s run-off vote between interim leader Evangelos Meimarakis and former administrative reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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Opposition party leader Leventis a coalition partner-in-waiting? Government officials continue to court Vassilis Leventis, the head of the small opposition party, the Union of Centrists, a potential ally if the coalition’s slim majority is tested by the challenging reforms that lie ahead.