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Ousting of govt MP brings to fore leadership unease, angst over far right
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe wider context, they took on an inflammatory nature. Firstly, attacks by far-right extremists on anti... journalist with vocal anti-immigration views, used online channels to expose sensitive details... was intentionally adopting the kind of anti-communist rhetoric used by the banned neo-Nazi party to gain support
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First-wave champion Greece stumbles at vaccine roll-out
Agora’ effectiveness and safety. While anti-lockdown and anti-vaccination protests had been rare and sparsely... opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA, allowed its former Deputy Health Minister to go on anti-vaccine
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Big two parties strengthen grip on voters, but dominance remains elusive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsBogdanos, an independent MP who was expelled by ND a year ago after making a series of incendiary anti-immigration and anti-Communist statements which embarrassed the ruling party. Bogdanos formed a short... the fractured picture there is a substantial pool of voters backing the ultra-nationalist anti
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Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe seen as a knock-on effect of the anti-vax movement that emerged in Greece during the Covid pandemic and an anti-abortion movement that has been evident over the last few years. Questions remain about... as leftist. Instead, she has adopted a purely anti-systemic stance, with no policy programme of any
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicsanti-flood works in the area. Although tens of millions of euros were set aside to restore... is demanding answers about what preparations, especially in terms of anti-flood works, have been... and improve anti-flood defences. However, it is expected that Storm Daniel will put a much bigger
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Kasselakis offers more hints of a positive narrative for SYRIZA's post-Tsipras era
PoliticsGreek Politicssocial media posts. Anti-LGBT+ violence A shocking incident which took place in Thessaloniki over the weekend has raised the subject of rising anti-LGBT+ violence. On Saturday, police made 21 arrests after... Ferreira expressed concern about a rise in anti-LGBT+ rhetoric and violence. During the debate, Greek
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PM tries to steer agenda back to reforms as OPEKEPE scandal rumbles on
PoliticsGreek Politics, as the PM’s announcements were immediately undermined by news of that the national anti-money laundering... cast the PM’s anti-bureaucracy initiatives in a different light. It will be hard for New Democracy... that the government’s efforts at damage control could backfire badly. The findings of the anti-money laundering
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More concern for coalition than cheer for SYRIZA in latest poll figures
PoliticsGreek Politicspoints more than the vacuous anti-memorandum Independent Greeks. This can hardly be a cause...-fulfilling prophecy. The government will not be heartened by the fact that anti-memorandum sentiment
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Golden Dawn fallout forces Samaras into balancing act between country and party
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras was probably expecting the latest troika review of Greece’s adjustment program to be his biggest worry at this time of year. Instead, the murder of an anti-fascist.... To some extent, this is a problem of his own party’s making as its strong anti-immigration line
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Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat are a mix of anti-bailout fantasy and military bombast. Apart from asking for the government... and Justice ministries to meet Supreme Court prosecutors, including one responsible for overseeing anti
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