Greek politicians draw lessons from US midterm reversal as GSI cable resumption nears

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: ELAS, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL, USA
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The Democrats' capture of both chambers of the US Congress in Tuesday's midterms has given Greek opposition parties a ready-made domestic message, and the government some hope of a firmer line on Turkey on Capitol Hill. It has also caused some discomfort among New Democracy figures who once looked to Donald Trump as a totemic figure.

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis set out the official line on Wednesday morning, saying that the US remains a strategic ally and that major projects and agreements will be unaffected.

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