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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK and supported by main... government to “engage your brain” before speaking publicly. The comment was seen by some as a rebuke
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Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016
strike saw one of the strongest turnouts in recent years, uniting a wide range of professionals... measures now that will last in order to make it sustainable. The general strike on Thursday saw one... less adamant about protecting auxiliary retirement pay than it has about the main payments
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Reshuffle speculation follow snap polls rumours as ND enjoys ratings bounce
PoliticsGreek Politicsin 2023, when the government’s term expires towards the summer. Petsas was less adamant on the issue....” The weekend saw a flurry of reports about possible ministerial changes when the PM returns from... points to 8.9. In contrast to the rises for the two frontrunners, PASOK-KINAL saw its backing slip
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Samaras shoots, Samaras scores!
Agora“Samaras rescues Greece” – it’s the headline the prime minister and many in his office would have cherished. But Giorgos Samaras, the striker without a club, has beaten premier Antonis to the title... that also saw them through the game with Ivory Coast. At a time when Greek society is so deeply divided
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK... on social media. It should also be noted that the Communist Party (KKE) saw its candidates win six
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Newsletter 461 - 09/05/2025
by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February and March, reaching 13.4 pct... saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap between the two parties is slight... asked whether they saw the next general elections as an opportunity to cast a protest vote, 77 pct
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Ex-PMs engage in public spat, highlighting contrasting approaches to Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek public sphere witnessed last week a rare incident for the country’s political scene - a debate through articles and statements by the two prime ministers who governed Greece between 1996 and 2009 on their views regarding foreign policy regardi...
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Government being tested on multiple fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicscome from the private University of Nicosia in partnership with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners regarding the creation of a private medical school in Greece. CVC is already invested in the Greek
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Coalition caught between pleasing lenders and voters ahead of next troika review
PoliticsGreek Politicsand reform targets have been met. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is adamant that he will not agree to a third.... The subsequent cabinet reshuffle saw a number of conservatives representing the so-called “popular right
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Newsletter 42 - 11/09/2015
-election cooperation with other parties slightly, but Tsipras is adamant that he will not discuss.... The June headline figure is the second lowest reading this year. The non-seasonally adjusted figure saw
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