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ND presents MEP candidates, hoping for campaign boost amid flagging ratings
PoliticsGreek Politics, which has increased in significance due to ND’s recent ratings decline. The build-up to Monday’s... include Olympic champion weightlifter Pyrros Dimas, who has previously served as an MP for centre-left... decades. The latter’s candidacy has caused some controversy because Aftias continued to present his
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PM eyes broader mortgage subsidies, Kasselakis responds to personal wealth questions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHome” scheme, which has – until now – been providing subsidised mortgages to Greeks aged between 25... and insisted that it has been implementing its manifesto pledges during New Democracy’s second term... and has a clear mandate to continue with the implementation of its manifesto. A Marc poll for Proto
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Newsletter 429 - 28/06/2024
of the week that the discussion about uniting the centre-left has begun because New Democracy’s poor result on June 9 has caused concern within the “system” about Mitsotakis’s prospects and is looking... are being interpreted as an attempt to tarnish the image of his predecessor, Alexis Tsipras, who has
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PASOK poised to decide on new leadership ballot as SYRIZA's pot boils
PoliticsGreek Politicsa year ahead of schedule. Incumbent Nikos Androulakis has rebuffed calls for the vote to take place... for former minister Panos Geroulanos, who has publicly called for a vote to be held. Doukas has... if PASOK’s central committee decides there should be a leadership ballot soon. Doukas has, however
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Tough choices ahead for Mitsotakis, as reforms risk irking voters
PoliticsGreek Politics, the prime minister felt pressed to defend one recent reform which has been covered extensively... to offer workers the flexibility to pursue a work-life balance. The new regime has sparked criticism... attempts to defend the measure by describing it as “5+1 days” rather than six has been widely ridiculed
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PM defends stance on North Macedonia dispute amid opposition pressure
PoliticsGreek Politics. At the NATO summit in Washington, Mitsotakis has highlighted Greece’s displeasure with the new... within his domestic environment. Mitsotakis has stated clearly that if Mickoski does not abide... Geroulanos has pledged to open the social democratic party up to other progressive forces if he takes over
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Government hails rule of law progress but open investigations continue to raise questions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe publication of the European Commission’s annual Rule of Law report has been welcomed... Rule of Law report which was published on Wednesday. The report finds that Greece has completed one... has been on the receiving end of criticism for its record on this front from journalists
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Kasselakis ousts controversial MP, intensifying speculation about plans for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has ousted outspoken MP Pavlos Polakis from the leftists... entrepreneur to put more distance between him and Tsipras. Kasselakis has recently generated... to oust Polakis has not gone down well with a section of SYRIZA’s support who felt that the Cretan
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ND blocks parliamentary scrutiny of court’s surveillance decision, ratcheting up political tension
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has blocked a request from all the opposition parties for Parliament to scrutinise... has over the last two years curtailed a parliamentary inquiry, meddled in the work of independent... has taken place and that is why he is being tight-lipped, unlike some of his ministers who have
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Seasonal worries add to pressure on govt as opposition highlights holiday costs, hospital staffing
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been under sustained pressure since the EP elections, while opposition parties have been making.... Mitsotakis’s fondness for setting quantitative targets has been lent some urgency by the growing.... The prime minister has already hinted that the scope for support measures is limited. Having already
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