Greek Politics
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Opposition parties accuse ND of manipulating inquiry into Tempe crash
MPs have voted for a parliamentary inquiry into the rail crash at Tempe which resulted in 57 deaths in February, but opposition parties warn that New Democracy intends to manipulate the process to shield politicians from criminal charges.
SYRIZA reverberations continue as MPs debate Tempe rail crash inquiry
The fallout from this weekend’s turbulent events affecting the main opposition party, SYRIZA, continued to jolt the leftists. Since party leader Stefanos Kasselakis threw down the gauntlet by challenging dissenters, there has been a steady trickle of cadres announcing their departure from SYRIZA.
PM brushes aside political cost of self-employed tax bill as main opposition unravels
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears determined to pass a controversial tax reform in the teeth of opposition from unions and his own party’s lawmakers.
SYRIZA loses Umbrella during stormy weekend
Stefanos Kasselakis’s decision to clash head-on with dissenters in his party led to members of SYRIZA’s left-wing Umbrella faction walking out over the weekend amid fears the opposition party will become a personal vehicle for its new leader.
Kasselakis focusses on honing European profile as SYRIZA heads for split
Momentum is building towards an acrimonious split between the new leadership of SYRIZA and the left wing of the party, with key figures signalling their imminent departure to time with a critical meeting of the central committee this weekend.
Facing internal scrap, SYRIZA leader Kasselakis hits out at former PM
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis, who is preparing for a potential showdown with some of his critics within the party, appears to have undermined his own efforts to build bridges with centre-left PASOK just hours after meeting the third party’s leader, Nikos Androulakis.
SYRIZA and PASOK join forces to pressure govt as polls show gap between them narrowing
The leaders of Greece two main opposition parties, SYRIZA and PASOK, have shaken hands on an initiative to pressure Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s New Democracy administration for answers on the surveillance affair and the Tempe rail crash.
Government braces for self-employed tax protests, but insists on soundness of measure
The government is bracing itself for a backlash against the new tax on self-employed income it presented last week, while at the same time trying to win over public opinion for the measure.
Government officials escalate attack on watchdogs, as spyware report touches on PM's office
A new media report appears to draw closer links between the dissemination of the Predator spyware and the Prime Minister’s office, as the independent authorities probing the evidence for extra-judicial surveillance of public figures and journalists accuse the government of interference.
Government feels pinch from public's fears about high cost of living
The growing concern among Greek households about rising prices, particularly for basic goods, has pushed the cost-of-living issue back up the political agenda and is putting greater pressure on the government, which wants to be seen to be taking action to combat any cases of profiteering or exploitation of market conditions.