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Opposition dismisses PM's economic pledges as electioneering, keeps focus on surveillance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition parties have dismissed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s latest economic measures... power after “a year of profiteering under Mitsotakis”. She also poured scorn on the prime minister’s... to widen with his economic programme. The prime minister used a two-hour press conference
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Newsletter 368 - 03/02/2023
PoliticsSYRIZA steps up effort to derail ND’s re-election campaignAfter seeing Prime Minister... are called, Tsipras has been increasingly vocal in his condemnation of ND and Prime Minister Kyriakos... on the attack, with the prime minister describing the opposition leader’s initiatives pejoratively
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PM hails uptake of food voucher scheme amid growing evidence of hardship
PoliticsGreek Politics, with the launch of the so-called “Market Pass” hailed by the prime minister as the latest in a string... card. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Parliament on Wednesday that over 700,000 applications... for refusing to cut consumption taxes and tolerating profiteering by retailers. The prime minister’s
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PASOK's Androulakis eyes kingmaker role as margin between main players shrinks
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the prime minister since it emerged that the intelligence service had been eavesdropping... agreeing on a prime minister that is not a leader of either of the main parties. Androulakis criticised both Mitsotakis and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras for their records as prime ministers, and insisted
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On campaign trail, PM promises higher pay as SYRIZA wavers over MEP assault claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be a close race in just over a month’s time. On Wednesday it was the prime minister’s turn... for civil servants. The prime minister’s main rival Alexis Tsipras was visiting Drama in northern Greece... government, and the prime minister warned once again on Wednesday that an attempt to form
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ND shows signs of comeback as elections approach
PoliticsGreek Politics. The figures suggest that anger over the crash appears to be waning, and that Prime Minister Kyriakos.... Mitsotakis is seen as the most suitable for the post of prime minister by 41.9 percent, compared... of supporting the most vulnerable in society where Tsipras leads with 34.8 percent compared to the prime
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Mitsotakis asks voters for four more years to deliver high-wage, low-tax programme
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe eye-catching headlines, the prime minister promised a 25 percent boost in wages over four years... of its key strengths, the prime minister repeated his pledge to strengthen borders and improve law... that, contrary to the prime minister’s claims, ND oversaw during its term an increase in indirect taxes
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Newsletter 378 - 28/04/2023
of campaigning for the May 21 elections proved to be a relatively productive one for Prime Minister... of economy, society, digitisation, justice and defence. Among the eye-catching headlines, the prime minister... one of its key strengths, the prime minister repeated his pledge to strengthen borders and improve
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Tsipras seizes on PM's surveillance comments in last-ditch attempt to boost poll hopes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA series of seemingly unguarded comments by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a televised...”. In a public statement the following day, he reiterated his call for the prime minister to account... to minimise the reaction to the prime minister’s choice of words, claiming that his reference to a “scandal
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Government tries to deflect criticism over wildfires with appeal to patriotism
PoliticsGreek Politicsfronts across the country. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the chamber to pay his respects... crisis is here to stay”. The prime minister also sought to deflect potential criticism for the handling... new planes. Echoing the prime minister’s statements at the start of the week, Marinakis said
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