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Parties give first hint of strategies in reaction to poll announcement
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat he plans to go to the polls on May 21. With the ruling party’s lead slashed in the aftermath.... This step, which is expected to take place on May 2, will determine whether Ellines, the party of jailed... to secure a majority. The elections on May 21 will be governed for the first time by proportional
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Economic sentiment improves by almost 2 pts in Apr, consumer confidence dips
EconomyMacroeconomyduring the pandemic. The index hit its most recent low in May 2020 following the outbreak... points of May 2022. The EU average ESI stood at 97.3 points in April, unchanged from the previous... and on a rolling 12-month basis is improved from the -51.3 points of May last year. The Employment Expectations
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Far-right party banned, possibly reducing threshold for election majority
PoliticsGreek Politics, founded by former Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, should not be allowed to participate in the May 21... at 3.5 pct for the May 21 elections, placing the far-right party above ultra-nationalist Greek... share of the vote to 34.5 pct. If a share of the undecided voters is then added to this, it may
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Tsipras appeals to PASOK over coalition, but ND appears to be in driving seat
PoliticsGreek Politicsmanifesto. The opposition leader also insisted that following the May 21 election, the winning party... first on May 21 and that Androulakis will then have to decide whether he is prepared to join forces... over the last few weeks have shown that SYRIZA’s chances of coming first on May 21 are extremely
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Newsletter 381 - 19/05/2023
a substantial lead over SYRIZA and its other rivals and that the May 21 ballot is unlikely to lead... there is “no room” for cooperation with PASOK after the May 21 vote “even if this is mathematically... that the formation of such a government would make Greece ungovernable, suggesting that the state may
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Mitsotakis bids to hold on to voters with loose allegiance to ND
PoliticsGreek Politics, which is hoping to scoop up some of the votes that went to the conservatives in the May 21 vote... majority is the possibility that centre/centre-left voters who backed ND on May 21 may feel that because... of Mitsotakis’s party on May 21 felt close to ND. Almost 36 pct felt neither close, nor far, while 30.1
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Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications
PoliticsGreek Politicswould have hoped. Every major opinion poll published since the May 25 vote has indicated that seven... a point down on its May 25 result, SYRIZA 19.2 pct, almost one point down, and PASOK 11.1 pct, again... pct it received in May to clinch 3.3 pct on June 25. If these results materialise, New Democracy
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Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicson to the momentum gained in May’s elections, when they won the vote but failed to secure... opposition took a severe beating in May, losing by more than 20 points. Alexis Tsipras is fighting for his... on Sunday. PASOK, meanwhile, is trying to build on the double-digit foothold it built in May
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Growth in credit expansion slows further to 2.8 pct in Jun
EconomyMacroeconomypercent year-on-year (YoY), from 3.1 percent in May, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released... was positive by 1.21 billion euros in June, after a 275 million euros drop in May, reversing two... billion euros in May. The corporate lending balance’s net monthly flow was positive by 1.63 billion euros
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Bravo, Bank of Greece
Agora; and the authorities may have a bit of room at the end of the year to give something back to the economy (after... that it influences politics, and trust in government. Setting up expectations that you may underperform... bulletin of the Ministry of Finance, Greece may have well exceeded its primary balance objective in 2023
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