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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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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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