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ND poll losses reignite discussions of post-election coalition
PoliticsGreek Politics, as polls suggest the public are not prepared to let Mitsotakis and New Democracy off the hook.... At the time, party leader Alexis Tsipras had signalled that he would recommend Polakis be struck off
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ND doubles down on tax as leaders target weak spots on electoral map
PoliticsGreek Politicsrevenues over and above that amount were paid by the well-off. Theocharis was later forced to acknowledge... taxation. The leftists claimed that ND’s emergency support measures, which used one-off levies from
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ND confident in migration stance as polls point to decisive victory on June 25
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe debate around migration, which has been sparked by the tragedy off the coast of the Peloponnese is not causing any political concern for New Democracy ahead of next Sunday’s elections... that there will not be a significant drop off in terms of voter participation compared to the first election
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New Parliament set for fractious opening session after Mitsotakis curtain-raiser
PoliticsGreek Politics. First, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will kick off his second consecutive term as prime minister... that his government intends to pay off the remaining crisis-era loans two years early, with a view
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SYRIZA inches towards electing new leader, keeps up attacks on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the contest. Should none of them gain more than 50 pct of the vote, a run-off ballot will take place... in the meantime. The cut-off date for applications is September 2, when SYRIZA will hold its
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Newsletter 391 - 01/09/2023
, allowing Greece to stay off the markets for as long as three years, in the event of market turbulence... brought it to the highest since the summer of 2020. Consumer confidence is also well off the recent
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Floods force Mitsotakis to postpone policy speech amid political fallout from ferry death
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe unfolding disaster caused by Storm Daniel has forced Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to call off his annual speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair to focus on the stricken areas... cut off from the emergency services by deep floodwaters and destroyed roads and bridges. Ferry death
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Insurgent campaign from Kasselakis puts shock SYRIZA leadership win in touching distance
PoliticsGreek Politicsnext Sunday when he faces off against former labour minister Efi Achtsioglou, who came second... in deciding the final outcome, refused to be drawn on who he would back – if anyone – in the run-off
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSupport is growing for Stefanos Kasselakis leading up to the run-off for the SYRIZA leadership after several key party figures declared their support for the upstart candidate. Kasselakis secured... handing Kasselakis a convincing win in the run-off. Achtsioglou also lost some influential backers
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Tension builds in SYRIZA leadership race as govt moves ahead with wage maturities
PoliticsGreek Politicsa neutral stance ahead of Sunday’s run-off vote, refusing to declare his support for either Achtsioglou... on the first Sunday, they will have to confirm their membership so they can participate in the run-off
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