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Fresh SYRIZA leadership battle called off as chaotic party conference concludes
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut there can be little doubt that in the short term, SYRIZA and Kasselakis will struggle to convince voters.... While the questions about whether Kasselakis can continue as leader look like they have been put... seen 11 MPs already depart to form the New Left parliamentary group, SYRIZA can ill afford another
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Polls provide little comfort for opposition parties ahead of EP elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe opposition parties can find little to cheer about in the flurry of opinion polls being... a significant dent in ND’s political dominance and that the best they can hope for are to take some... can take from the latest figures is that its recovery is continuing, albeit at a slow pace, and PASOK
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A new political landscape is emerging in Germany
Agoraof the political spectrum can claim victory. For the first time in post-1945 Germany, a party... alternatives can translate into a governing coalition that can hold for the duration of four years... to resolve. The coming weeks will show if they can meet the challenge. *Jens Bastian is a former fellow
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The nightmare of our choice
Agorawhich can coordinate and execute the overthrow of the government. Political cost The reality... on what happened and how change for the better can be made. It does not make them perfect, but learning from their mistakes is how countries, like people, can progress. In the case of Tempe
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PM prepares to finalise relief package as talk of electoral tweak gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe weekend, and the government’s focus is on winning back support so it can pave a way to a victory... demographic decline. By targeting support where it can have the greatest ripple effect, the government hopes... that the party receiving the most ballots can translate its support into a workable parliamentary
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Farmers' demands and govt red lines keep Greece in deadlock
PoliticsGreek Politicswhich demands can be met within fiscal limits — energy relief and livestock compensation are under... compensation for livestock losses is also on the table. However, ministers argue that not all demands can... become a test of Mitsotakis’s authority and his party’s cohesion. It is still not clear dialogue can
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Mitsotakis seeks to wrestle back initiative by launching new revision of Greek Constitution
PoliticsGreek Politicsis that if it frames the reform as a way to remove only the “unsuitable”, it can both rally its base... to define itself on terrain chosen by the government. Whether the government can secure the necessary... Greece’s Constitution can only be amended through a two‑stage parliamentary process involving two
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Newsletter 496 - 27/02/2026
shows no sign of letting the matter rest. Under Article 86 of the constitution, former ministers can... process can only be reopened if new evidence emerges, and the opposition is pinning its hopes.... The governing party can win comfortably without winning alone, and that distinction is becoming
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Consensus, conviction and the anti-racism bill
Agorais his apparent persuasion that New Democracy, and perhaps Greece, can be revived by appealing..., the nation and the armed forces are notions that can rally Greeks and unite enough of the population behind... ahead.” It seems failing to reach a compromise can have exactly the same results. Nick Malkoutzis
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Coalition unwound
Agoraof the government and hope that it can cash in on any dividend from contributing to the country’s... to the extreme right, is to remain at the head of the government that can say it guided Greece through... to achieve its goals, including overcoming an imminent fiscal gap. Can Samaras count
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