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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
SocietyThe Greek government has started consultation on changing voting procedures to enable Greeks abroad... residence. In a country which has experienced several waves of emigration over the two centuries of its existence as a modern state, the principle of full citizen rights for Greeks abroad has been espoused
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SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
PoliticsGreek Politics, has made clear his desire to overhaul the party, in terms of both its governance and its identity. His... and culminating in the party conference later in the autumn. It is a debate that has been simmering for a while within party circles, and Tsipras has already made several moves signalling his ambition
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Newsletter 228 -15/11/2019
that the government has tightened up the asylum procedure with the latest legislative change, is creating closed...-hysterical coverage in the Greek media, has heaped pressure on New Democracy, which appears to have been... public dissatisfaction with their handling of migration. The government has responded by escalating its
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Challenges piling up for govt as spokesperson departs
PoliticsGreek Politics300,000 of those having received both doses. This means 8.5% of the Greek population has been vaccinated, against an EU average of 7.3%. However, the vaccination process has brought some negative publicity... to both being suspended by ND. This is not the first time the ruling party has faced criticism
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Newsletter 325 - 28/01/2022
by the Abacus poll suggesting that support for centre-left KINAL has risen 17 pct, while SYRIZA’s backing... accountability, professionalism and efficiency. The reform focussing on the “executive state” has... by Mitsotakis and his team – namely that New Democracy has not been able to bring greater competence
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Flashpoints fuel contest for centrist voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has a strong appeal among centrists, and that PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis has overtaken SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras. Several issues not related to the regular political.... SYRIZA has long struggled to shed the image it has of being equivocal about the use of politically
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Election speculation gathers steam while surveillance claims mount
PoliticsGreek Politicsgreeted the announcement of new support measures has lent support to those in the party who argued... Mitsotakis to claim that he has stuck by his pledge to see out a whole term. Surveillance While... leadership. SYRIZA has placed particular emphasis on the revelations around General Floros because
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PM prepares to set out policy agenda, SYRIZA gears up for leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader. Over the past few days, the government has dampened expectations about what Mitsotakis might... to vulnerable households, although the PM did explain in a Facebook post that although Greece has one... subsidies will remain for vulnerable households. The government has not ruled out another “inflation cheque
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New Himare elections pose fresh challenge for Greek-Albanian relations
PoliticsForeign Policythe first moment by the Greek government, has claimed that his conviction was politically motivated. The Albanian government has strongly rejected these claims, citing the judiciary’s independence. This case has provoked a diplomatic spat between Athens and Tirana with Greece continuously threatening
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Aided by opposition parties, PM faces low risk over bland choice of president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has come under attack from most opposition parties... support for the nominee, who has served as a New Democracy MP since 2000. Spartiates only have five MPs... from within his own party’s ranks, Mitsotakis has overturned the trend that has been in place
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