Greek Politics
PM launches reconstruction plan for disaster-hit regions as SYRIZA walkout spawns new group
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined a package for relief and reconstruction of the areas hit by floods and wildfires in the past summer, which were immediately criticised by opposition parties.
SYRIZA turbulence shakes up opposition politics
SYRIZA’s decline in the opinion polls and the internal disruption that has followed the election of Stefanos Kasselakis as leader is creating a new reality as far as opposition politics in Greece is concerned.
Mitsotakis stands firm on self-employed tax as disintegrating SYRIZA falls behind in polls
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has vowed to press ahead with a controversial taxation scheme for self-employed earners, defying the threat of protests from professional associations.
SYRIZA facing more departures as party's position continues to weaken
SYRIZA is bracing itself for further high-profile departures as the left-wing party continues to struggle to find its footing in the wake of a change of leadership in September.
SYRIZA slips behind PASOK in opinion poll but Kasselakis insists course is correct
Unsurprisingly, the recent infighting in SYRIZA, which culminated in the party’s left-wing “Umbrella” faction walking out over the weekend, has not helped make the leftists more attractive to the Greek electorate, despite the efforts of new leader Stefanos Kasselakis to state his case for renewal.
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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.