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  1. Tsipras targets opposition in debate but parliament speaker steals the show

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    and To Potami. Both suggested to Tsipras that he should intervene, possibly even replace her, to ensure..., she has infuriated MPs (sometimes from her own party) in Parliament and has gained a reputation for fulfilling her role in a domineering and politicised style. She has also sparked controversy

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  2. Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
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    Pen garnered nearly 21.5 percent in what was seen as a disappointing result for her Front National (FN... people voted for Le Pen (the highest amount for an FN leader) and her brand of pernicious neo-nationalism in Sunday’s first ballot. No matter how wide the margin of her expected defeat in the second

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  3. SYRIZA scrutinised over watchdog appointment as education hirings confirmed
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    of her close ties to the government, underlined by the fact that she headed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s legal office since retiring as head of Greece’s top court. Her candidacy sparked a heated... her candidacy, while the Communist Party abstained. Earlier in the week, New Democracy leader Kyriakos

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  4. Opposition clashes with govt over high energy prices, cost-of-living measures

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    personally selected her, welcomed her to the role calling her “an exceptional journalist... to a wider, less overtly politicised, audience. Tsapanidou, who has no stated political affiliation, made her... for SYRIZA. Her appointment is likely to be the first of many reshuffles as parties prepare their candidate

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  5. Divided, weak opposition gives Konstantopoulou boost and PM Mitsotakis space

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    . Both parties have been left in the wake of their former colleague Zoe Konstantopoulou and her Course... see her as the ideal candidate to unite the Greek left. When asked whether Konstantopoulou or former... is currently the most popular party leader in Greece. Her approval rating stands at 37.7 pct, up

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  6. Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
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    also lacking a clear driving force. Konstantopoulou’s emergence at the head of the pack and her apparent appeal to voters (GPO measures her popularity at 39.9 pct, ahead of Mitsotakis on 36.3 pct... litigation in public of the Tempe case occasionally causes the government some discomfort, her

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  7. PM tries to steer agenda back to reforms as OPEKEPE scandal rumbles on

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    resigned from her position as New Democracy’s coordinator of EU funds and female entrepreneurship... in fraudulent farm payment claims and said she was resigning so as not to allow the opposition to use her as a distraction. ND officials appear to have been caught unprepared by the storm, noting simply that her

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  8. Top EU prosecutor lambasts anti-corruption efforts, calls for reform to bring ex-ministers to justice
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    in Greece, said her office would not be deterred from getting to the bottom of corruption scandals like... framework between national authorities and her office. Kövesi then went on to stress the importance.... The Romanian prosecutor said that in the case of OPEKEPE her office had seen attempts to throw

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  9. ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures

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    by appearing at a series of glitzy private events prior to presenting her credentials to President... among conventional political and diplomatic circles with her colourful personal style and her... to the public with her evident appreciation of Greek popular culture. After presenting her credentials

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  10. Tension over financial checks on Tempe families indicative of new faultline in Greek politics
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    the need for accountability. Her words have struck a chord with a public weary of political evasions, winning her admiration across the country. Pollsters have even tested scenarios in which she might enter... of standout personalities in public life for 2025, with 24.3 pct of respondents picking her as one

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