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SYRIZA maintains pressure over Covid treatment, media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politics19,000 since the pandemic began. In December alone, there have been more than 650 deaths so far... inactive blogs, as evidence of the government’s true intentions as far as the so-called Petsas list... spokesman at the time, Stelios Petsas, currently the alternate interior minister. Galgos said that purely
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Fallout from Ukraine war being fed into calculations about next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsby far the most worrying matter for voters, followed by low wages and working conditions (31 pct... of the undecideds are former New Democracy voters, making up by far the largest block, well ahead... Interior Minister Stelios Petsas said that he does not expect elections, which are scheduled to take place
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Tsipras targets PM, looking to gain traction from scandals
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government’s position so far is to dismiss the latest reports as hearsay and to accuse SYRIZA of trying... with the public so far.... Interior Minister Stelios Petsas’s best man and that Justice Minister Kostas Tsiaras’s wife had, until
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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment’s term in office has been a resounding success as far as the Greek public is concerned... the final list on March 20. Following the recent adjustment to the legislation, the far-right Ellines.... This will be followed by Interior Minister Makis Voridis stepping down on March 12 so an interim minister, who
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek Politicsto tinker with legislation aimed at preventing the far-right Ellines (Greeks) party from taking part... opinion polls suggest support for the far-right grouping is as high as 4 pct, above the threshold... deeming who will be able to stand in the upcoming elections. Interior Minister Makis Voridis has
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ND denies plans to bring in more MPs as Mitsotakis waits to see impact of new measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsof boosting its ranks by adding three independent MPs who were previously with far-right Spartiates... government is passing legislation to stifle the far-right party and any other offshoots of Golden Dawn... Dawn politician. On Monday night, the Interior Ministry tabled an amendment in Parliament aimed
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Jockeying over presidential nomination points to parties' longer-term political goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom the centre left themselves. PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has so far not shown any interest... of a majority, but PASOK also far off a genuine tilt at power. A survey by Opinion Poll for Action 24... Karolos Papoulias in 2005 or Alexis Tsipras choosing former interior minister and New Democracy
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Government comes out swinging as tense week, building up to Tempe protests, begins
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor this week, as far as the government is concerned, by producing a typically combative TV performance... administration. So far, the government has only agreed that Deputy Civil Protection Minister... as the government tries to hit back against its opponents via the media. Another is Interior Minister
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Government touts stricter migration controls in bid to win back right-wing support
PoliticsGreek Politicsratings and a rise in the popularity of far-right parties. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited... joining from the far-right LAOS party 2012, Mitsotakis is hoping to send a signal to conservative voters... sector workers. During a visit to the interior ministry last week, Mitsotakis said that the public
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Androulakis presents vision for fairer Greece in response to PM’s tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties might be part of a PASOK-led coalition. So far, there is no sign that events in Thessaloniki have triggered a fundamental change in the political landscape. New Democracy still remains far ahead... will shrink and two key ministries (Interior and Digital Governance) will merge into a single operations
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