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SYRIZA attempts to corner ND with media influence inquiry
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMain opposition party SYRIZA has called for a parliamentary inquiry into the New Democracy government’s use of public funds for media campaigns, PR contracts and polling services with the alleged aim of manipulating public opinion.
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Evia flooding reopens government's summer wounds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFlooding on the island of Evia over the weekend indicates that the government has not yet been able to put behind it the fallout from this summer’s wildfires, which cost New Democracy and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis some points in the opinion polls that have been published since September.
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France defence pact secures strong backing despite questions over finances, motives
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s defence agreement with France, including the purchase of at least three warships, received strong approval in Greek Parliament on Thursday despite becoming a point of contention between the government and main opposition.
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Support for ND and PM ebbs, but SYRIZA still floundering
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new opinion poll published on Thursday is the latest to show a significant drop in the support for the centre-right government and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the past few months, but with none of this translating into a direct benefit for the main opposition party, SYRIZA
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Violent clashes at Thessaloniki school turn focus on neo-Nazi youth recruitment
PoliticsGreek PoliticsClashes in and around a vocational high school in Thessaloniki resulted in injuries and arrests, while raising fears about the resurgence of neo-Nazi groups a year after the leaders of Golden Dawn were handed long jail sentences for murder and racketeering.
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KINAL launches leadership contest to settle internal disquiet ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Greece’s main political parties gear up for what is widely seen as an extended election campaign, centre-left KINAL, currently third in the polls, has announced the dates for its leadership elections in December.
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PM presents warship, mutual defence deal with France as game changer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe media spotlight on Tuesday fell on the agreement between Greece and France for Athens to buy French-made warships in what is being presented by the Greek government as a revamping of the country’s geopolitical standing, not just its defence capabilities.
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Against backdrop of growing energy challenges, PPC capital raise stirs reaction
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his aides have been meeting with investors in New York, the headlines in Friday’s newspapers were dominated by the news that the state-controlled Public Power Corporation (PPC) is launching a capital raise that will lead to the country’s main electricity supplier becoming majority-owned by the private sector.
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Rival economic plans leave voters unimpressed amid uncertainty over new Covid surge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first polls conducted after government and opposition set out their stalls at the Thessaloniki International Fair give New Democracy and Kyriakos Mitsotakis a slight edge for their pledges on the economy over SYRIZA and Alexis Tsipras.
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Food delivery boycott prompts SYRIZA to argue against labour deregulation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition leader Alexis Tsipras has seized upon the recent controversy surrounding a popular food delivery platform to highlight what he sees as opportunities for abusive workplace practices offered by the government’s recently enacted labour law.