Greek Politics
Early goals set as new cabinet gets to grips with tasks for ND's second term
The new cabinet, chosen by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after his re-election on Sunday, is due to meet for the first time on Wednesday as the government looks to pick up where it left off in May and continue what the New Democracy leader has labelled the “transformation” of Greece.
Mitsotakis names extensive cabinet with dose of renewal
The new cabinet announced by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which is due to be sworn in on Tuesday, is based on many ministers who were tried and tested during New Democracy’s first term in office, but also has a sprinkling of some new faces as the PM freshens up his government with the aim of pushing through his reform programme and steering Greece along a path of continued growth.
Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to name his new cabinet on Monday afternoon, a few hours after being sworn in again as prime minister and winning an eight-seat majority in the Greek Parliament for his New Democracy party.
Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters
Kyriakos Mitsotakis was re-elected as Prime Minister with a convincing win on Sunday as his party kept up its impressive showing in the May 21 elections by taking an estimated 40.5 pct of the vote and winning a comfortable majority of seven seats in the 300-seat Greek Parliament, according to the first official projections.
Mitsotakis makes final push for comfortable majority as small parties hold key
Kyriakos Mitsotakis has issued a final plea to New Democracy voters to participate in Sunday’s elections as a low turnout among conservatives seems the only potential obstacle standing in the way of the centre-right party returning to power for another four years.
Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
With a New Democracy win all but assured in Sunday’s elections, the main forces of the opposition are staking out their positions with an eye on the day after on Greece’s political scene.
Attention turns to next government as Mitsotakis holds convincing lead over rivals
As New Democracy and its leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, continue to dominate in all the opinion polls ahead of the June 25 elections, there is growing speculation about what kind of government he will form if the predictions prove correct and the centre-right politician returns for a second four-year term.
ND lead unabated in face of last-minute disputes over migrant boat sinking, minority votes
In the final stretch to the ballot, New Democracy leads more confidently than ever in opinion polls, despite the ongoing controversies surrounding the deadly sinking of a migrant ship and allegations of Turkish interference in Thrace.
Mitsotakis enters last week of campaign with confidence, high ratings
With just a week left until Greeks vote again to elect a government, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is displaying growing confidence that he will win a clear majority on June 25 – a belief that is backed up by one opinion poll after the other.
ND confident in migration stance as polls point to decisive victory on June 25
The debate around migration, which has been sparked by the tragedy off the coast of the Peloponnese is not causing any political concern for New Democracy ahead of next Sunday’s elections as the centre-right party believes it has strong public backing for its “tough but fair” stance on the issue.