Politics
Scandals, shifting polls and strategic anxiety make for unsettled political summer
Two scandals from the recent past have returned to unsettle New Democracy just as a new opinion poll shows the governing party regaining ground, and as PASOK grapples with an increasingly fraught debate over its post‑election alliances.
Parties shift into early campaign mode as ND mobilises and ELAS builds machine
Greece may still be officially several months away from its next national election, but the country’s political landscape is already behaving as if the campaign has begun.
Price comparison app sparks political row as cost‑of‑living dominates election debate
The government’s launch of PosoKanei, a new digital platform that allows consumers to compare supermarket prices in real time, has triggered a fierce political row, underscoring the central role that the cost‑of‑living crisis continues to play ahead of the upcoming elections.
Tsipras talks up ELAS momentum as ND pleads with former leader to stand down
Alexis Tsipras is intensifying his campaign to position the newly formed ELAS as a decisive force in the next national elections, insisting that the political landscape has already shifted and that his movement is entering the race not to protest, but to win.
Government scrambles to ease household pressure as PM targets PASOK and ELAS for “freebie politics”
The government is stepping up its efforts to demonstrate that it is easing the financial burden on Greek households, as the second part of the latest ALCO poll painted a stark picture of economic insecurity.
Tsipras smells chance as ELAS surges to second, while ND courts right flank
Alexis Tsipras has raised the stakes of Greece’s emerging pre‑election season, calling for a victory for his newly formed ELAS party from the very first Sunday.
Urban planning scandal deepens as Tsipras unveils five cost of living pledges
The rapid expansion of an urban planning corruption scandal, which has already produced arrests, resignations and fierce political recriminations; and Alexis Tsipras’s attempt to seize the initiative across the opposition spectrum with a package of five headline policy pledges aimed at easing the cost of living have set the tone for the week ahead in Greek politics.
Greek–Turkish calm tested by Ankara’s push to codify "Blue Homeland" claims
The new source of tension that has recently emerged in Greek–Turkish relations centres on Ankara’s planned legislation on maritime jurisdiction zones, a bill widely associated with Turkey’s broader “Blue Homeland” doctrine.
Mitsotakis sets out 2027 strategy as ELAS accelerates build-out
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a high‑profile television interview on Thursday night to set out his strategic roadmap to the 2027 elections.
ND shifts into campaign mode as urban planning scandal deepens
New Democracy has formally entered the pre‑election phase, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis signalling the start of a long campaign that could stretch to 2027, even as the government confronts a widening corruption scandal inside urban planning departments.