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Improving mood in Greek-Turkish ties visible in words and deeds
PoliticsForeign Policyresponded to this change of mood. On Monday, March 21 Dendias and Cavusoglu agreed in Brussels to support... of general secretary is ultimately and de facto the most important. If, with the support of Greece, Turkey... decisions and moves. However, Athens will continue to support the new dialogue between Pristina
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Leaders hit campaign trail as ratings remain finely balanced
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport following the Tempe train crash appears to be tailing off. In terms of voting intentions, ND’s support is at 26.2 pct. This is the lowest that Metron has recorded for the conservatives since... to the centre-right party. There is also a slight bump in support for PASOK, which is up to 9.4 pct from
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Grassroots protests highlight public discontent with development policies
PoliticsGreek Politics-government slogans while voicing support for environmental causes. Despite New Democracy’s effort... to support a political party. The poll found 26 pct in favour of New Democracy compared to 22 pct... in opposition. Around 10 pct told the pollsters they were undecided about which party to support. A projection
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Far-right party banned, possibly reducing threshold for election majority
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the others. The latest ProRata poll for Attica TV, published on Tuesday, put support for Ellines... of the Supreme Court’s decision. SYRIZA’s support is seen rising to 29.5 pct, and PASOK suffering... a surprise surge in support that would take it above the 3 pct threshold. The ProRata poll data
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Mitsotakis pledges more benefits in bid to tap SYRIZA strongholds
PoliticsGreek Politicsto a boost in support of the centre-right party, if not on May 21 then in a potential second vote later.... According to a recent ProRata survey, SYRIZA’s support in the 17-34 age group stands at 33 pct... to ProRata, 33 pct of civil servants support SYRIZA, compared to 24 pct who back ND. This could explain
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ND aims to see off threat from right, with focus on fringe religious party
PoliticsGreek Politicsto another inconclusive result. A surge in support for smaller parties is now seen by New Democracy... to New Democracy, particularly as details begin to emerge about the upstart party’s support base. After... Studies project (ELNES) showed that the party drew just over 5 percent of support away from ND
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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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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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