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ND and PASOK trade accusations as fresh corruption allegations cloud opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicson the part of PASOK, which has accused the governing party of systemic corruption over evidence pointing... has been chairing the parliamentary inquiry into OPEKEPE, went on the counterattack in Parliament... revelations all touched on its own leadership. PASOK has hit back, noting that all the investigations
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Government unites in rejecting Hormuz deployment as PM advocates fiscal escape clause
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government in Athens has categorically rejected through the most senior channels... from Iran and allow energy shipments to resume. Athens has been under additional pressure to act..., in addition to another 176 owned by Greek shipping interests. There has been considerable concern over
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Leadership’s handling of OPEKEPE allegations sparks unrest in New Democracy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis, as his initial reaction to latest legal developments on the OPEKEPE farm payments case has... cases. His stance, however, has stoked disquiet among the parliamentary party, many of whom feel... party leader Adonis Georgiadis, who has been very vocal in defending his colleagues’ action, said he
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Ministerial resignation adds to pressure on PM as Tsipras prepares for return to arena
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe resignation of Deputy Agriculture Minister Makarios Lazaridis has done little to ease the political turbulence engulfing the Greek government. Instead, it has exposed deeper tensions within New.... The government, meanwhile, has attempted to shift the narrative. In his weekly social media message on Sunday
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Greek coalition left with bailout exit conditions it wanted to avoid
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the domestic audience as debt relief has been held up as a key goal for the last two years, while..., appear short of what the government wanted to boost its chances of winning over enough MPs to emerge
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Tsipras gets his way over September congress, gains breathing space from SYRIZA rebels
PoliticsGreek Politics, where the faction has around 30 of the 201 members. They were among the 109 central committee... congress so there would be no change in delegates. By winning Thursday’s vote, Tsipras will have
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Odds on SYRIZA victory shorten ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicshas the shortest odds at 1.24 – 1.30. In contrast, odds for 9 parties stand at 4 and the respective... in the week. Difference The winning margin is the most volatile betting event. The latest odds favour
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Fallout from aborted leadership vote tests New Democracy's unity
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Sunday’s fiasco. The feud between the two men has been simmering over the last few weeks despite Samaras... attempt to sabotage Sunday’s vote to prevent him winning the vote. It is not clear yet what impact
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No honeymoon for Macron
AgoraEmmanuel Macron does not have a lot of time for celebrations after winning the second round of the presidential election on Sunday. Never has an incoming president had to confront a higher level... on the result of the mid-June legislative elections. In principle, his “En Marche” movement is well
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Tsipras seeks to build political capital from "positive" measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis and other top officials, has been that there was no clean, or even real, exit from... of only giving the green light for the payments in the hope of winning votes. SYRIZA and New
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