MacroPolis

Tsipras, Mitsotakis step up rhetoric ahead of EU vote as polls show little change

23/04/2019 - 11:05

Campaigning for the May 26 European Parliament elections continues apace as a new opinion poll shows New Democracy having a sizeable lead but not increasing the gap over SYRIZA.

Tsipras leads the line as New Democracy has victory and majority in its sights

19/04/2019 - 13:58

Alexis Tsipras is taking on an ever-more prominent role in SYRIZA’s campaign ahead of the European Parliament elections as a new opinion polls suggests the leftists are closing the gap on New Democracy, which is still on course to win the May 26 ballot and the national vote later this year.

Mitsotakis seeks inspiration from Cyprus as SYRIZA faces domestic mire

18/04/2019 - 16:31

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis help up Cyprus as an example that Greece should follow in the coming years in order to achieve a higher rate of growth.

SYRIZA lines up more relief measures to entice voters

17/04/2019 - 12:30

Trailing in the opinion polls ahead of the European and local elections on May 26, the government appears to be searching for more policies that will appeal to voters and prevent SYRIZA from suffering a crushing defeat next month.

In latest election pledge, Tsipras vows to ditch lower tax-free threshold

16/04/2019 - 11:38

Alexis Tsipras has thrown a new pledge into the pre-election mix by promising not to reduce the tax-free threshold for incomes next year if he becomes prime minister again.

SYRIZA seeks to bolster post-MoU narrative with early IMF repayment

15/04/2019 - 09:12

The talks Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos held with International Monetary Fund officials at the sidelines of the spring meetings in Washington over the past few days appear to have paved the way for Greece to make an early repayment to the IMF, a move that the government wants to include in its pre-election agenda.

Confrontation over graft claims moves into overdrive

11/04/2019 - 16:39

The bickering between the government and the opposition as a result of corruption claims and counter-claims is moving into overdrive as Parliament prepares to vote on whether to lift the immunity of a former minister.

Corruption claims dominate political discussion ahead of elections

10/04/2019 - 16:15

It is becoming increasingly clear that the long campaign for the next general election will be dominated by clashes over corruption allegations rather than debates over policy choices.

Developments in Novartis probe signal new, bitter phase in pre-election battle

09/04/2019 - 10:35

After months of speculation and political bickering, the first phase of the investigation into the alleged scandal involving Novartis and the setting of drug prices in Greece has been completed, setting in motion a new round of confrontation between the government and the opposition.

Tsipras makes new push to dominate Greek centre-left

08/04/2019 - 08:27

Alexis Tsipras tried to give another push over the weekend to the centre-left alliance he is putting together for the European Parliament elections, although its true use may only become evident following the next national vote.