Tempe-related tension, cost of living continue to dog government

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Justice, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, Parliament, PASOK-KINAL

The tug-of-war between the government and the opposition over whether protests can take place in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is due to move to Parliament on Tuesday as MPs will discuss the government’s amendment to place the Defence Ministry, and therefore the armed forces, in charge of preserving and protecting the monument which is situated in front of the House.

The issue has turned into something akin to a culture war between New Democracy and its opponents after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a few days ago that the responsibility for looking after the site would be transferred from the City of ...

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