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ND struggles to shift spotlight away from wiretapping fallout
PoliticsGreek Politics“internal enemies,” while PASOK, which has two Muslim MPs in its ranks, said Athansiou should.... The incident is indicated of how New Democracy has at times tied itself in knots following the resignation... has promised to reform EYP, already tabling draft legislation, and to fully investigate
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Newsletter 348 - 12/07/2022
Friday of the EYP chief and the general secretary to the PM, Grigoris Dimitriadis, New Democracy has..., as has been demanded by PASOK, and would be open to “creative ideas” for further improving... given that any government that has a majority in Parliament will also have a majority in the house
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Athens pins hopes on pan-European solution for energy crisis, as surveillance affair unfolds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA renewed sense of urgency among European governments has revived hopes in Athens that a collective... pipeline by Gazprom. This would come as a relief for the government in Athens, which has spoken... and Portugal, has presented a number of proposals to its EU peers in recent months in the hope of urging
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Reports claiming link between spyware and state pile pressure on government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has come under renewed pressure regarding the phonetapping affair, as media reports... not stand up to scrutiny. If confirmed, this could be significant evidence as it has been established... argument that the spyware has no link to official, legal wiretapping. New Democracy has so far dismissed
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PM offers uniformed personnel bonus as surveillance bill attracts more criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsto fight crime and deal with migration challenges. New Democracy traditionally has close ties with the country’s police and coast guard – a relationship that Mitsotakis has tried to cultivate during his time in office. Tuesday’s announcement was not the first time that the current government has sought
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Newsletter 362 - 09/12/2022
, opinion polls indicate that New Democracy has started to suffer some wear-and-tear as a result... military, raising concerns about national security. As has become its standard practice following... 29 pct believe Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has handled the matter well, while 24 pct feel
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Newsletter 363 - 16/12/2022
, the PM has tried to keep the issue at arm’s length but each week there are new revelations and his... in November and 7.2 pct in June, according to the same polls conducted by MRB. Since June, support for ND has dropped by 0.8 points, while SYRIZA’s backing has risen by 1 percentage point. However, New
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Opposition hoping surveillance, cronyism scandals will bite ND
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has so far largely warded off most of the fallout from the phonetapping issue, although...) and the widespread use of Predator spyware has eroded some of the public’s support for ND. There is still hope within... on Tuesday that the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) has decided to ask
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Transparency concerns emerge among voters as leaders clash over wiretapping
PoliticsGreek Politicsissue has been dealt with responsibly and promptly by the government, while focussing more on his... the spring onwards. The MRB survey for Open TV suggests that support for New Democracy and SYRIZA has... support has climbed from 23 to 24.3 pct. During that time, PASOK lost one percentage point, dropping
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Newsletter 370 - 17/02/2023
to create a governing coalition. Mitsotakis has indicated that he will not seek any partnerships... of the Communists joining such an administration are almost non-existent as the party has no history of political cooperation and has shown no interest in such discussions. Unless
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