Politics
Samaras expulsion casts shadow over New Democracy as SYRIZA prepares for leadership polls
With critical votes approaching in the parliamentary calendar, the aftermath of the ousting of former PM Antonis Samaras from New Democracy looks set to preoccupy the ruling party in the weeks ahead.
Mitsotakis tries to move on from Samaras row but more fallout may follow
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attempted to draw a line under his spat with former Premier Antonis Samaras, but the matter is likely to run as long as the former New Democracy leader does not make his intentions clear now that he has been ousted from the party’s parliamentary group.
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/26/samaras_1000_myrto_2611-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Ruling party tension boils over as Mitsotakis ousts ex-PM and right wing figurehead Samaras
The tension that had been building since the summer between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his predecessor Antonis Samaras erupted over the weekend, when the New Democracy leader ousted the ex-premier from the party's parliamentary group after the latter criticised the government again in a newspaper interview and called for Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis to be removed from his position.
PASOK emerges as main beneficiary in reshuffling of political deck
A new sounding by Opinion Poll for Action24 shows PASOK surging to close the gap with New Democracy, with 20.4 pct of the projected vote versus 29.8 pct for the governing party.
Mitsotakis uses healthcare debate to turn anti-SYRIZA rhetoric on PASOK
A full-on attack by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a debate on healthcare reform confirmed PASOK as New Democracy’s chief opponent in Parliament, as the social democrats stand neck-and-neck look to overtake a disintegrating SYRIZA.
PM makes first direct contact with Trump, hoping to keep US-Greek relationship special
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made his first bid to build a connection with Donald Trump ahead of the latter being inaugurated as US President in January.
SYRIZA suffers new split as Kasselakis storms off to form own party
The turmoil that SYRIZA has experienced since its poor performance in the national elections of 2023 peaked over the weekend as former leader Stefanos Kasselakis quit the party to launch his own movement amid acrimonious circumstances.
Little common ground found in Gerapetritis-Fidan meeting, but talks to continue
The meeting between Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Athens on Friday did not produce any surprises.
Greece and Turkey keep mood positive as foreign ministers meet
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held an unexpected informal meeting with the leaders of Turkey, Cyprus and Albania on the sidelines of the European Political Community meeting in Budapest on Thursday.
Trump win emboldens Mitsotakis critics as Athens ponders implications of surprise result
The implications of the impending return of Donald Trump to the White House are beginning to sink in in Athens, where it was celebrated by prominent figures to the right of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis but viewed with some concern by his foreign policy advisors.