New Democracy leadership headed for showdown with right wing over migrant labour bill

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Far Right, Migration, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, Parliament, PASOK-KINAL, SYRIZA

A government proposal to offer working visas to resident irregular migrants is set to pitch progressive lawmakers against the far right, highlighting an internal rift within the ruling New Democracy party. The vote on Tuesday looks set to further strengthen the position of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis against his internal critics.

Migrants who have been living in Greece for over three years could be issued with work visas under a scheme put forward by the ministries of labour and migration to ease labour shortages in key sectors of the economy. The proposal has been condemned by ...

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