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Tsipras maps out path to next elections via Prespes Agreement and possible confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsname deal coming to Parliament, the prime minister will call for a confidence vote. Tsipras added... contributions. This scenario fits in with the theory that the prime minister could call national... a political crisis. The prime minister noted that there would be no issue if the ANEL leader decides
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Newsletter 189 -11/01/2018
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his governing partner, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, which is due... as the Defence Minister had arranged to take part in a TV interview on Wednesday night, shortly after the prime... to Parliament, the prime minister will call for a confidence vote. Tsipras added that although the constitution
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Newsletter 213 -07/01/2019
within his party between the moderate reformists he represents, the factions loyal to previous prime... prime minister. In an interview with Sunday’s Kathimerini, Mitsotakis claimed that he does not want.... According to the timeline set out in the piece, Mitsotakis envisages being sworn in as prime minister
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Newsletter 214 -12/07/2019
to return it 86 MPs in the new parliament. Mitsotakis became Greece’s eighth prime minister in 10 years... to achieve during the next six months. This is seen as a crucial period during which the new prime... Democracy state list of candidates, will take up the position of deputy prime minister. Another key ally
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Mitsotakis promises 'new normality,' lines up tax cuts straight away
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set out his government’s priorities for the next four years... was somewhat vague, although the prime minister suggested that this meant fostering greater unity... be promoted in cities. The prime minister also identified five “emblematic” projects, including
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Government gets back to work with shuttle diplomacy and legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicsof foreign travel and legislation at home. The prime minister is embarking on a tour of key European..., and Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague at the beginning of September. In his first scheduled meetings with European leaders since taking office, the prime minister hopes to boost his government’s
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Mitsotakis lauds Commission VP nomination amid murmurs within party
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been overshadowed at home by a potential rift within New Democracy that could present Prime... in Europe. The prime minister has been claiming over the last couple of months that the change... nomination. In fact, Mitsotakis looked set to propose former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras as Greece’s
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Buoyed by strong ratings, Mitsotakis opts for caution on Novartis probe
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has ruled out the possibility of New Democracy instigating... his political opponents to court and that prime ministers should be judged “at the polls... require substantial evidence to implicate a former prime minister in an attempt to manipulate
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New York trip showcases climate change ambitions, FDI opportunities and Balkan diplomacy
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s first address to the UN General Assembly in New York offered... SYRIZA for linking last year’s deadly Mati wildfire to climate change. SYRIZA accused the prime minister... and North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The latter meeting was a chance to clear the air over
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Mitsotakis keeps cool over white collar crime claims as poll delivers new boost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlleged white collar crime topped the agenda during Prime Minister’s Question Time in the Greek... of trust and money laundering.” This prompted SYRIZA to slam the government and call Prime Minister..., the 18-month freeze will be renewed. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras accused the prime minister
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