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Minister pledges swift resolution as public anger over rail crash mounts Greece’s newly appointed Transport Minister outlined the government’s immediate response to the deadly train collision at Temple in a press conference on Wednesday, on the same day as unions called a nationwide protest demanding action on safety.
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Political clash brewing over fatal train collision, railway safety The government is preparing itself for a barrage of criticism from opposition parties next week following the 3-day national mourning for the victims of the Tempe train crash, which is weighing heavily also on the Prime Minister’s decision regarding the timing of the national election
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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest As anger over Tuesday’s deadly train collision dominates the front pages of the national papers, the search for the causes behind the accident has supplanted speculation over elections at the top of the political agenda.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Train tragedy prompts urgent questions about railway safety A major rail disaster that happened in central Greece early on Wednesday and which caused at least 36 deaths and dozens of injuries has laid bare the deficiencies in the country’s rail network and raised questions about the possible mismanagement of the service.
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Moment of reckoning for SYRIZA as firebrand MP threatened with deselection The falling out between SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and one of his party’s most high-profile MPs, Cretan parliamentarian Pavlos Polakis, spelled more turmoil for Greece’s main opposition party.
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ND aiming to capitalise on conviction for leading ex-SYRIZA minister The announcement of the election date could be just two weeks away and New Democracy will hope that SYRIZA’s electoral chances have been dealt a decisive blow after a special court reportedly convicted former leftist minister Nikos Pappas over the 2016 tender for broadcasting licences.
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PM hails uptake of food voucher scheme amid growing evidence of hardship New Democracy continues to roll out support measures in the run-up to spring elections, with the launch of the so-called “Market Pass” hailed by the prime minister as the latest in a string of government initiatives to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms It is widely believed that there are just two weeks of parliamentary activity left before the House is dissolved so that elections can be held on April 9, prompting an ever-growing focus on what opinion polls suggest is likely to happen in the coming weeks.
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SYRIZA homes in on sleaze allegations while courting political centre With all signs pointing towards spring elections, the main opposition party SYRIZA continues to pursue allegations of corruption touching on governing New Democracy.
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Machinations intensify as announcement of election date approaches The Greek media appears convinced that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to call elections for April 9 as a number of factors point to the countdown to polling day already having started.