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Support for ND continues to erode even as alternative remains elusive
PoliticsGreek Politicsto discern. A poll by Pulse for Skai TV gives ND 32.5 pct of the vote, ahead of SYRIZA at 22.5 pct...Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s New Democracy is holding onto a double-digit lead more than half-way into its term in government, but the latest polls offer several reasons for concern for the conservative
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Turkish truculence added to factors being considered as PM weighs up snap polls
PoliticsGreek Politicson TV over the weekend, government spokesman Yiannis Economou laid out a scenario whereby there would... be beneficial for Mitsotakis to capitalise on any concern about Greek-Turkish relations by holding
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Opposition parties step up pressure after back-and-forth over election date
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the time being, rather than SYRIZA. In a TV interview on Tuesday, he also accused Mitsotakis... think the PM is scared of holding elections because he fears losing. The latter comment is not backed
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Election date seen hanging in balance as PM weighs pros and cons
PoliticsGreek Politicsby ultra-nationalist TV presenter Kyriakos Velopoulos, which is already represented in Parliament... Sunday on April 16, it would involve holding the ballot on Palm Sunday. Reports suggest
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Opposition dismisses PM's economic pledges as electioneering, keeps focus on surveillance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto show ND holding a significant but insufficient lead to carry it to victory in the upcoming elections. The latest figures released by RASS in a survey conducted for Action24 TV show the conservatives
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Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
PoliticsForeign Policy.” In an interview with Haber TV, he also warned that otherwise the existing thaw in bilateral relations may... of holding fair and democratic elections.” Turkey & The Hague One day before Dendias’s meeting with his
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Tsipras seizes on PM's surveillance comments in last-ditch attempt to boost poll hopes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis’s “co-conspriators” in hushing up the affair. In a subsequent TV interview, Androulakis defended... under surveillance. Androulakis is insisting on the holding of a special inquiry
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Newsletter 381 - 19/05/2023
labour minister George Katrougkalos during a TV interview. Katrougkalos suggested that SYRIZA may...: A marathon, not a sprintGreece is holding general elections on Sunday, May 21. The Agora returns
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ND moves to squeeze votes out of fringe parties, aided by infighting
PoliticsGreek Politicsconducted by Alco for Alpha TV gives ND a 21.7-point lead, which would almost certainly guarantee..., holding on to 96 percent of its voters from May, while at the opposite end of the spectrum MeRA25
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Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Kontra TV, Alexis Tsipras insinuated that Plefsi had been allowed to circumvent the election law... polls point to a convincing win for Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the conservatives, who appear to be holding
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