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Opposition takes aim at cost of living
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the cost of living continuing to be named by Greek voters as their top concern, the main opposition party SYRIZA has tabled draft legislation aimed at suppressing inflation and tackling profiteering.
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Mati fire verdict prompts legal blame game as PM pledges swifter justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe court verdict in the Mati wildfire trial has become the subject of political jockeying between the government and main opposition party SYRIZA amid surprise at the leniency of the sentences issued.
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PM's target for EP elections is in sight, according to new polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo opinion polls published over the weekend suggest that following a recent dip in its popularity, New Democracy is reclaiming some of the lost ground and looks on course to get the 33 pct that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set as a target for the June 9 European Parliament elections.
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Mitsotakis tempers expectations for EP vote, Kasselakis talks up prospects
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn an extensive TV interview on Thursday night, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set the bar for his party in this year’s European Parliament elections at a similar score to the one New Democracy achieved in the EP vote five years ago.
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Bar on extreme right party triggers developments across political spectrum
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s Supreme Court has blocked the far-right Spartiates party from running in June’s European Parliament elections in an unprecedented ruling which is expected to trigger developments in the fragmented space to the right of New Democracy, with potential repercussions across the spectrum of national politics.
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Government touts upgrades to civil protection amid early start to wildfire season
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first wildfires of the season have put the Greek authorities on high alert, with the political leadership set to outline upgrades to the response mechanism in reaction to the catastrophic experience of recent years.
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Signs of rally for ND despite strong dissatisfaction among voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA Metron Analysis poll for Mega TV suggests that dissatisfaction with the government’s record in a number of policy areas is high but, nevertheless, New Democracy has started to reverse some of the recent losses it has suffered.
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Mitsotakis and Kasselakis compete to burnish patriotic credentials
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe naming by New Democracy of controversial Greek Albanian politician Fredi Beleri as a candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections has aroused a predictable degree of controversy among the opposition but is seen by the conservatives as a way of shoring up support against threat from far-right parties.
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Demand for cost-of-living measures intensifies as opposition backs strike
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe skyrocketing cost of basic goods and lagging wages are at the centre of demands by unions which have gone on strike demanding for more effective government interventions.
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ND names MEP candidates with eye on loss of support to hard right
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has unveiled its list of candidates for this summer’s European Parliament elections and, in a clear nod to right-wing voters, has included ethnic Greek Albanian Fredi Beleri among the hopefuls.