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Newsletter 391 - 01/09/2023
appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), the government’s handling of wildfires continued... of the worst summers in Greece’s history in terms of the damage caused by wildfires. It is estimated...’s complaints. He cited climate change as the main reason for the seriousness of the wildfires
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Newsletter 394 - 22/09/2023
to be in the driving seat ahead of Sunday’s ballot after former state minister Nikos Pappas – one... fourth with 12,787 (8.6 pct) votes. Should all of Pappas’s voters follow his lead, Kasselakis... of Tsakalotos’s supporters transferred to her, it still might not be enough to tip the balance in her favour
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SYRIZA's left wing a step closer to walking out, creating window of opportunity for PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Greece wide open. Kasselakis referred veteran socialist Stefanos Tzoumakas to SYRIZA’s disciplinary panel... was completed last month. Pavlos Polakis, a close associate of Kasselakis and the party’s coordinator, launched a verbal attack on Tzoumakas, while former minister Nikos Fylis, a member of SYRIZA’s left-wing
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Newsletter 402 - 17/11/2023
indicated that SYRIZA’s support dropped below PASOK as the socialists grabbed second spot. It is the first... of voting intentions, support for SYRIZA stood at 11.9 pct, while PASOK’s was at 12.9 pct. Both parties... capped a traumatic few days for the opposition party, which began with a fractious meeting of SYRIZA’s
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Newsletter 404 - 01/12/2023
to his government’s tax bill, although SYRIZA has not been able to capitalise on the negative... meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Rishi Sunak at the culmination of the Greek prime minister’s visit... of the change of schedule. Sunak’s decision to cancel the meeting was roundly criticised by Greek
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Kassalekis goes from blank canvas to empty vessel, blowing open progressive space
Agorato be Kasselakis’s strengths in beating the odds to get elected – his freshness and ideological flexibility – have... – as was confirmed by its comfortable victory in this summer’s elections. However, in the weeks since... of a singular moment in SYRIZA’s history to grab control of the party with the help of some cadres who
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Government tries to appease farmers, will continue to court political centre
PoliticsGreek Politicspoliticians in New Democracy’s ranks even though this is also causing concern among party officials... politician, former PASOK MP Evi Christofilopoulou, into New Democracy’s ranks. Christofilopoulou will stand as an ND candidate in this summer’s European Parliament elections, it was announced
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Mitsotakis defends political choices in turbulent meeting with dissatisfied MPs
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis faced down his critics in New Democracy’s parliamentary party... the direction he has signalled in the aftermath of SYRIZA’s underwhelming performance. Government sources described the first formal meeting of ND’s parliamentary team as a creative dialogue which
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Kasselakis warns of SYRIZA shake-up, as ND ousts former minister over assault video
PoliticsGreek Politicsas SYRIZA’s organs hold emergency meetings, with leader Stefanos Kasselakis signalling radical changes to the opposition party’s governance. The governing New Democracy party, meanwhile, was forced... Tsipras. Tensions have been simmering in the aftermath of the party’s underwhelming performance
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Newsletter 434 - 27/09/2024
by the party’s underperformance in this summer’s European Parliament elections, was underlined over... of the government’s policies. The decision came after Salmas accused Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis... within the conservative party since June’s EP vote, when New Democracy gained 28.3 pct, well ahead
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