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Newsletter 342 - 17/06/2022
be in a strong position to get the 37-38 pct that will probably be needed in the second election, held... surpluses of more than 2 pct of GDP from next year and for a period of four decades, although...-on-year by more than 400,000. Total employment stayed above the 4-million mark. The number of unemployed
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Questions linger following PM's statement on surveillance of political rival
PoliticsGreek Politics, his carefully chosen words appear to raise more questions than they answer. Taken at face value... to get to the bottom of these questions. While the government, and Mitsotakis personally, might... announced on Monday that Parliament would return from its summer recess on August 22, rather than
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Scandals chip away at ND's lead as SYRIZA tries to cut through on surveillance issue
PoliticsGreek Politics, this is the left-wing party’s highest score for more than a year, although the increase in support has been very... and therefore relevant to all voters, SYRIZA is hoping the subject will get more traction with voters than it has until now, perhaps because it has been dismissed as something that only affects
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Newsletter 365 - 13/01/2023
to translate this into something that voters will get vexed about.EconomyHFSF sets out bank divestment... markets and direct sales of packages of more than 5 pct ownership, with the overarching objective... banks have experienced a rather tumultuous decade and no shareholder has been hurt more than HFSF
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Machinations intensify as announcement of election date approaches
PoliticsGreek Politicsdone the maximum possible under the circumstances to help Greeks get through the current crisis... sending a message to voters that he considers the matter nothing more than a case of individuals...’s performance in the vote, rather than its political intentions, Androulakis hopes to fend off
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Newsletter 375 - 24/03/2023
a decline of more than 3 points, followed by SYRIZA on 26.1 pct and PASOK on 9.2 pct, both of which... get put to the cause, to cover a total of 15.4 billion euros of funding needs. At the end of January... a yield of less than 1 pct, at 0.87 pct. The offers had exceeded 29 billion euros. With some
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Androulakis keeps coalition options open as polls suggest deadlock likely in first vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the gap between the two parties by about 5 points, Mitsotakis will undoubtedly feel happier than... warmly received by voters than SYRIZA’s. According to MRB, 40.8 pct of voters have, to some degree..., far-right Ellines is projected to get from 3.6 to 5.6 pct, radical left MeRA25 is at 2.7 to 4.7 pct
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Newsletter 380 - 12/05/2023
of 70 euros, up from the current 50 euros, while those with two children will get 120 instead of 70... cost more than 20 billion euros.EconomyLack of clarity over party's economic pledgesThe pre... on several occasions costed the programme at no more than 5.6 billion euros per year. During
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Fresh elections on the cards as SYRIZA reluctantly confronts full scale of defeat
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the conservatives, compared to 17.3 percent for SYRIZA. That is a significantly wider margin than that recorded... to cooperate and, in a barb clearly aimed at PASOK, “celebrated harder than New Democracy... government, said that the results were a “slap in the face” and a call to “get serious”. Tsipras called
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Formalities proceed, paving way for June 25 vote and tough questions for opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament elections. Party leaders in Greece tend not to get more than two election defeats before... by Kyriakos Mitsotakis being a more capable PM than his rivals (35 pct), ND having some achievements
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