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Tension rises in electoral battle, but opinion polls suggest result in little doubt
PoliticsGreek Politicsof not losing votes to the parties to its right, but instead possibly picking up support from ultra... and 13 seats, Niki 3.6 pct and 10 seats and Greek Solution 3.2 pct and 8 seats. The breakdown of support..., according to GPO. Just 1.6 pct of Greeks who voted for ND are expected to support PASOK on June 25
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader considerable goodwill within his party. The decline in support is largely attributed... ND ranks about the possibility of losing support to the party’s right. Their presence in Parliament... draw support away from ND could act as an obstacle to meaningful reform. Although this summer’s
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Newsletter 388 - 07/07/2023
: Productivity, social support, green and digital transformation, justice and defence. He made... Democracy said they planned to draft in support from the army and the fire service to speed up emergency... slipping back towards single digit levels of support, where the coalition of radical left parties
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Newsletter 389 - 14/07/2023
. It is clear that after seeing its support plummet in the May and June elections, SYRIZA has to move... Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has suggested that he will be looking for the support of opposition parties.... The government also stayed true to its belief that any support to fend off inflation, which is battering
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SYRIZA leadership contest off to slow start, as ND rushes to contain political damage from fires
PoliticsGreek Politicssaw it lose more than half the support that had brought it to power less than a decade ago. Candidates... in the party. The Vima poll gave Pappas 11 percent of support among SYRIZA voters. Former finance minister... Democracy withdrew its support for the sitting Governor of Attica Giorgos Patoulis after video footage
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Growing challenges await PM following summer break
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposals for a new support package aimed at energy vulnerable households in particular. All these handouts... the support of nine MPs from the far-right party, which gained 4.2 pct of the vote in the Athens... the support of Athenians who have been unimpressed with Bakoyannis’s policies, especially
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSupport is growing for Stefanos Kasselakis leading up to the run-off for the SYRIZA leadership after several key party figures declared their support for the upstart candidate. Kasselakis secured..., declared his support for Achtsioglou. Within hours, however, Kasselakis secured the backing of influential
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PM struggling to fulfil same-sex marriage pledge, prompting opposition pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis’s side as there appears to be little support from within his party for a change to the law... Democracy’s 158 MPs are prepared to support such a change to the law. In an interview with Action24 TV... couples. At the time, New Democracy did not support the bill. Only 19 of its 75 lawmakers voted
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Strong showing for ND in first round of local elections amid low turnout
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a “reconfirmation” of the public’s support in his New Democracy party, after candidates backed... of a renewal process. Kasselakis also threw SYRIZA’s support behind PASOK’s preferred candidate.... It seems unlikely that even with SYRIZA’s support Doukas could overturn the result in the second
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Reconstruction funds at centre of local elections, as ND makes final push for second round
PoliticsGreek Politicsan appearance to support his nephew, Kostas Bakoyiannis, who is seeking re-election in Athens.... Funds controversy With campaigning coming to a head, some of the arguments put forward in support of ND... by the newly re-elected mayor of Volos Achilleas Beos in support of the struggling ND candidate
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