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PM hopes energy, US deals offer political lifeline as Samaras drags him towards domestic mire
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Ionian gas deal strengthens government's aspiration of becoming US energy gateway
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Rumblings spread in New Democracy in aftermath of post office fumble
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ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures
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Post Office branch closures spark internal revolt in ND as voter scepticism grows
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Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
OPEKEPE scandal remains sore point for government despite wayward inquiry
Although the government has tried to deflect attention from its responsibility for the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal by broadening the scope of the parliamentary inquiry so it dates back to 1998 - thereby forcing other administrations and parties to account for their actions - the early stages of the committee's proceedings, as well as fears about the loss of EU subsidies, suggest that the issue is unlikely to fade any time soon.
New Democracy used its majority in Parliament to force a broader inquiry - a move the opposition parties argued wreaked of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's desperation to avoid intense scrutiny of his government's actions after an investigation by t...
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