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Mitsotakis focuses on economy as SYRIZA concentrates on leadership contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHaving 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
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHaving 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
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 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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Tsipras resignation opens up debate about SYRIZA's future
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras’s decision to stand down from the leadership of SYRIZA marks the end of an era for the leftist party and decision time for the membership and organs.
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Tsipras resigns, paves way for leadership contest at SYRIZA as left looks to regroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has announced that he is stepping down as leader of SYRIZA after roughly 15 years at the helm of the left-wing grouping, paving the way for a leadership contest that could be a significant factor in the revival of the party and the left/centre-left opposition to the New Democracy government.
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Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos 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
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos 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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Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith a New Democracy win all but assured in Sunday’s elections, the main forces of the opposition are staking out their positions with an eye on the day after on Greece’s political scene.
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Attention turns to next government as Mitsotakis holds convincing lead over rivals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs 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.
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ND lead unabated in face of last-minute disputes over migrant boat sinking, minority votes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the final stretch to the ballot, New Democracy leads more confidently than ever in opinion polls, despite the ongoing controversies surrounding the deadly sinking of a migrant ship and allegations of Turkish interference in Thrace.