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PM aims to mend ties with church and stem loss of right-wing voters Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to appear alongside the head of the Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, later this week as New Democracy steps up its efforts to repair its relationship with right-wing voters ahead of this summer’s European Parliament elections.
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SYRIZA leadership contenders enter final stretch, as ID cards become latest headache for govt As the campaign for the SYRIZA leadership elections enters its final week, the five candidates are making their final pitches for the top job, with former Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou remaining the favourite to win the contest.
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ND aims to see off threat from right, with focus on fringe religious party The 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 confronted by show of strength from church, turns attention to post-wildfire reconstruction Long-running tensions between the government and the Church of Greece threatened to derail Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s charm offensive on vaccination.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Scrutiny over mandatory vaccines puts govt on tricky ground The government is running the gauntlet as it tries to take a more forceful approach towards vaccinations amid a steady rise in coronavirus cases.
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Epiphany crowds strengthen churchs's hand and intensify lockdown dilemma Crowds in and around churches on the feast of Epiphany on Wednesday have exacerbated fears of a resurgence of coronavirus in Greece as the current lockdown nears its scheduled end date on January 11.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Parties clash ahead of budget vote, govt looks to ease holiday lockdown for churches The debate over the government’s economic response to the pandemic is expected to reach a crescendo on Tuesday as Parliament approaches its vote on next year’s budget.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations Turkey’s top court decided on Friday to annul a 1934 law that had made the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul a museum, sparking a flurry of diplomatic activity and likely complication relations between Athens and Ankara.
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Additional public health, economic actions to counter coronavirus impact Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to make another televised address regarding the coronavirus as his government lines up more measures aimed at propping up the economy and struggling businesses.
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PM makes slowing spread of coronavirus his main goal Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made his first televised address regarding the coronavirus on Wednesday evening, just hours before the first death from the illness in Greece was confirmed.