Early summer fire highlights precariousness of snap election option

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Fires, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL, SYRIZA
Mati
Mati

Although the cost-of-living crisis remains the number one concern for citizens and, therefore, for the government, which is frantically working on options for further relief, there was a reminder for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the weekend that another disastrous wildfire season over the summer might destroy any plans to hold snap elections in the autumn.

Up to 4,000 residents were instructed to evacuate coastal suburbs in southern Athens after a wildfire broke out on Saturday. The blaze claimed several houses and cars amid claims that the fire service took close to 40 minutes to respond to the outbreak,...

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