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New Democracy and PASOK challenged by arrival of new parties
The emergence of two new parties - Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS and Maria Karystianou’s Elpida - have disrupted the pre‑election landscape, forcing the government to accelerate its strategic planning and pushing PASOK into a defensive posture.
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ND and PASOK turn fire on Tsipras’s new party as political tension escalates
Greek politics is moving at a pace rarely seen outside election periods and certainly not since the peak of the country’s economic crisis. The launch of Alexis Tsipras’s new party this week has pushed the political system into a new phase of confrontation.
Opponents react to Tsipras comeback as new parties make mark on political landscape
Tsipras re‑enters political arena as battle for centre‑left heats up
Economy
Producer prices jump 12.8 pct YoY in April as Iran war pushes all categories upwards
Greece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) accelerated significantly in April to 12.8 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a rise of 8.3 percent in the previous month, ELSTAT data showed on Friday.
Retail sales growth of 6.1 pct YoY in March spurred by fuel as war takes toll
Unemployment heads north, hovering at 10 pct over last two months
Society
Greeks on AI: Interest, anxiety and a desire to "remain human"
Artificial intelligence may be reshaping global debates, but until now we have known surprisingly little about how Greeks themselves perceive this fast‑moving technology.
EBRD reports highlights demographic headwinds Greece has to navigate
OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Agora
The "King of the North" seeking to heal a fractured kingdom
This June marks 10 years since the Brexit referendum - a decade in which the world has been in flux and Britain has been in turmoil. The narrow decision to leave the European Union has shaken the country’s politics, economy and identity.
How inflation has reshaped Greek household spending
Podcast - Shockwaves from the Gulf: What the Iran war means for Greece