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Mitsotakis faces pivotal talks with farmers as Mercosur deal adds to complexity of standoff
PoliticsGreek Politics’ representatives, in a bid to defuse a dispute that has paralysed parts of Greece’s transport network.... The lack of a single negotiating body has forced the government to schedule two sessions, each... announced. Spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis has repeatedly stressed that subsidies and compensation already
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Farmers’ boycott scuppers PM meeting as Karystianou fleshes out political vision
PoliticsGreek Politics, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the Maximos Mansion, has collapsed after some of the protestors... protests has instead deepened the confrontation, exposing divisions among farmers and leaving... to property tax rules have been presented as the maximum possible package. The government has warned
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PM concedes cooperation may be necessary as opinion polls continue to deny outright win
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has hinted that he would be open to cooperation with like-minded forces, putting... policies by adopting positions closer to those of the populist left. In recent days, the government has... launched earlier this week, will also pose a dilemma for the main opposition’s leadership, which has
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Newsletter 496 - 27/02/2026
one another. The long‑running OPEKEPE inquiry has closed with a clash of competing narratives between... has instead become a proxy battle over accountability, constitutional procedure and the limits..., the inquiry’s New Democracy majority has concluded that there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing
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Tempe and Predatorgate court cases bring government scandals back to fore
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey were made to feel “cooped up like chickens”. The response of government officials has done little...” the trial. Konstantopoulou has been accused by government figures of undermining the judicial... for the congestion. Floridis has courted controversy in the past with statements dismissing grieving relatives
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Newsletter 500 - 27/03/2026
the government has struggled to close. Firefighting and rearmament The week began with a dual announcement... sentiment, the latest polls suggest it has succeeded - at least in consolidating its own position... that none of the progressive parties has managed to tap into decisively. The centre‑left’s strategic dilemma
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PASOK battles for political space as Tsipras edges closer to launch
PoliticsGreek Politicsof power but has not defined the coalition arithmetic that would make that possible. It wants... of Alexis Tsipras. Countdown to new vehicle Alexis Tsipras has spent months circling the question... message has sharpened: the next elections will not be a contest between New Democracy and a fragmented
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Supreme Court’s decision not to reopen spyware probe triggers political storm
PoliticsGreek Politicssuspects. The ruling has ignited fierce political confrontation, raised questions about institutional... of these lines of inquiry has therefore been interpreted by critics as a direct contradiction... inquiry: that no Greek state agency was found to have been involved with Predator. This point has become
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Speculation about election date resurfaces as Mitsotakis mulls options
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has accelerated the tempo of political activity, sharpened his messaging, and suggested to his ministers, MPs and party officials to prepare for an electoral battle. This activity has... is wavering and that the public has been mostly unconvinced by the administration’s narrative around
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After ND congress, Mitsotakis sets course and Tsipras sets date
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has emerged from its party congress attempting to reset its internal equilibrium and sharpen its message to undecided voters. In the meantime, Alexis Tsipras has now fixed May 26... the atmosphere, the messaging and the mobilisation that followed leave little doubt that the party has now
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