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Athens hoping Turkish election result leaves room for relations to continue improving
PoliticsForeign Policy, which would pave the way for a second round on 28 May. Greece is watching the political developments... elections on May 14, included in a political advertisement a map showing the Greek region of Western..., then both sides may need to begin talks from scratch as the positions of the main opposition alliance
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Newsletter 380 - 12/05/2023
leaders’ debate – the only such discussion that will take place before the May 21 elections... to a boost in support of the centre-right party, if not on May 21 then in a potential second vote... the content of the parties’ economic programmes as Greece heads to the last week before the May 21
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Mitsotakis makes direct play for PASOK voters as SYRIZA questions opinion polls
PoliticsGreek Politicswill secure a lead, but not the majority, in the May 21 elections, while no realistic combination... regarding what they would like to see happen if no clear winner emerges on May 21. PASOK should... The prospect of a ND-PASOK coalition after May 21 looks firmly off the cards at this point, however
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ND raises tax concerns in bid to prevent voters moving to PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the centre-left party for the second vote on June 25. After securing almost 41 pct of the vote on May 21... to this goal is the possibility that former PASOK voters who voted for ND in the first election may drift... to power on May 21 and would have been able to prevent any cyberattack. The conservatives’ response
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March sees first retail sales fall for two years, volumes show consumption diving
EconomyMacroeconomyand non-food up by just 0.1 percent. According to the latest business indicators for May, consumer... in May to 14.8 points, from 27.2 in the previous month, up 14 points from June last year. Overall, economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a minor drop of 0.6 points in May, falling to 108.1 points, after
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Opinion poll offers Mitsotakis encouragement in quest for majority
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest opinion poll to be published since the May 21 elections has provided New Democracy..., down 1 point on May 21, and PASOK 11.7 pct. The Communist Party (KKE) is projected to receive 7.6... more parties – Plefsi and Niki – entering Parliament compared to the May 25 results, Kyriakos
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Mitsotakis not taking majority for granted despite encouraging poll numbers
PoliticsGreek Politicswho voted for his party on May 21, just over 2.4 million Greeks, to do so again on June 25. He also... pct threshold for electing MPs on May 21. The New Democracy leader accused Niki of holding positions... be limited to only 149 seats. Such a scenario looks far-fetched based on the May 25 result and the opinion
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Annual GDP growth slows in Q1, contracts by 0.1 pct QoQ
EconomyMacroeconomyin the Stability Programme that was sent to Brussels in early May, the growth outlook is improved to 2.3 pct..., published mid-May, the Bank of Greece reiterates its growth outlook of 2.2 pct in 2023, with consumption... outlook on Greece for this year in its latest forecast also published mid-May. It now expects the Greek
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Full agenda, topped by Turkey, for new Foreign Ministry team
PoliticsForeign Policy. If a new approach between the two is secured, then both sides may proceed with the next steps that may see a new round of exploratory talks, and also discussions that will focus on the so-called “positive agenda”. With his new majority secured, Mitsotakis may feel emboldened to begin new talks
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Tsipras resignation opens up debate about SYRIZA's future
PoliticsGreek Politicssecond election campaign after the defeat in May. Temponeras is not presently an MP, which would... and political nous. Further candidates may emerge from groupings such as the “umbrella” movement... that several candidates for the new party had stood for Kasidiaris’s party Ellines in the May elections
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