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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politics. Support for the ruling conservatives has risen from 31 pct in the previous Alco survey to 32.1 in the current iteration, when only valid ballots are factored in. SYRIZA’s backing has risen by 1 percentage point to 25.1 pct. Third-placed PASOK has largely paid the price for this apparent rallying
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Govt looks to contain political fallout from crash, prepares change to poll plans
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment has found itself in a tight spot, although the nature of this tragedy may end up inflicting more damage on the government than previous disasters or scandals. ND has decided to follow... that Greece has reached out to the European Commission for technical assistance and extra funding
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Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
Agorain the WAP (15+) has resumed its decline, after a spike in inactivity during the Covid pandemic in 2020-21... underneath this development is the participation rate (PR= LF/WAP). Greece’s PR has always been low... the excess (shortfall in) unemployment is absorbed. Greek unemployment has been falling continuously
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSunday, the election campaign has been overshadowed by a fresh row over the government’s efforts... deeming who will be able to stand in the upcoming elections. Interior Minister Makis Voridis has... parties, who have complained about how New Democracy has handled the process from the start
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On campaign trail, PM promises higher pay as SYRIZA wavers over MEP assault claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsballot. The New Democracy campaign has argued that the proportional system will not deliver a stable.... With the latest opinion polls showing ND’s lead reduced to as low as 4-5 percent, Mitsotakis has been warning... what he refers to dismissively as a “coalition of the losers”. Tsipras, meanwhile, has been trying
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ND shows signs of comeback as elections approach
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis’s campaign has been able to win back some of the wavering voters. Alco’s poll for Alpha projects... of Tempe. SYRIZA’s rating has remained relatively stable, rising from 24.1 percent in January to 25.1... that SYRIZA has not been able to increase its appeal, despite the outrage directed at the government over
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Newsletter 378 - 28/04/2023
of percentage points in support, is waning, and that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s campaign has been... percent in February, dipping to 28.4 percent in the immediate aftermath of Tempe. SYRIZA’s rating has... on Tuesday night suggests that the gap between New Democracy and SYRIZA has grown by 2.5 percentage
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Post-election push for Greek-Turkish talks being lined up
PoliticsForeign Policyit will not be the first time that it has made such a move. It was last December when, following months... that did not sit so well with Greek diplomats. “Neither side has a monopoly on what is right... of the time. Additionally, Athens has already notified Ankara as well as NATO and its EU partners
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Newsletter 385 - 16/06/2023
in the 300-member Greek Parliament. Mitsotakis has warned that third elections could be necessary..., SYRIZA and PASOK. If opinion polls are correct, neither of the two groupings has been making any... in the effect of prices, Greece has third lowest per capita GDP in the EU, behind only Bulgaria and Slovakia
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Newsletter 389 - 14/07/2023
will also announce they are running in the coming days. Achtsioglou has presented herself.... It is clear that after seeing its support plummet in the May and June elections, SYRIZA has to move... that under her the party would represent “the many.” In the meantime, SYRIZA has raised objections
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