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Greek politics goes from stability to state of flux
Less than 18 months since New Democracy, Greece’s ruling centre-right party, won a comfortable victory in the general elections, leaving the two main opposition parties of the left, SYRIZA and PASOK, so far behind that dominance for many years seemed almost a certainty, the country’s politics is in flux again.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (407), Greece (519)
Podcast - Internal combustion problems leave New Democracy spluttering
In mid-November, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis decided to expel from the ruling New Democracy party one of his predecessors, Antonis Samaras. Why did Mitsotakis make this dramatic move and what it could mean not only for unity within New Democracy, but also for the stability of the Greek government?
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (407), Greece (519)
Post-election blamestorming or Why Harris lost and the Democrats should nominate Oprah
As an American expat in Europe, it is a familiar quadrennial exercise to be called upon to explain to friends, colleagues, and even random strangers in shops why America elected who they did as president. The reasons this year are both complex and simple
Contributor: Frank De Mita
Categories: Politics (407)
Podcast - Leading questions: What was the point of PASOK's leadership vote?
Nikos Androulakis has been re-elected as leader of PASOK, the centre-left party that is hoping to establish itself as the main opposition party in Greece and, ultimately, challenge centre-right New Democracy for power.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (407), Greece (519)
Greece courts danger
This could go down as the week that Greek justice took over from Liz Truss as the world’s briefest joke. It would be funny if it wasn’t so worrying.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (407), Society (149), Greece (519)