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Govt holds off on new Covid-19 measures as public reacts to GD ruling
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggests concerns about the far-right rearing its head again in Greece, perhaps in another form... of the far-right party, its leadership and members, those questioned identified the justice system... shut down, most Greeks do not believe that the far-right threat in Greece is over: 39 pct say
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Independent watchdog in eye of storm as parties clash over surveillance probe
PoliticsGreek Politics, which has so far dented but not irreparably damaged the government. SYRIZA will be hoping that the outburst from Economou backs up its argument that the Mitsotakis government is far from the liberal... behest. It remains to be seen if the Greek public, which so far seems largely impervious to this story
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Vexed SYRIZA abstains from vote on election bans
PoliticsGreek Politicstaking part in the country’s elections. The amendment was brought to the House with the far-right... Kasidiaris’s party as an attempt to stem the flow of potential New Democracy voters to the far-right... from prison via YouTube. The opposition leader also accused Mitsotakis of trying to play to the far
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ND's opinion poll decline thrusts PASOK back into spotlight
PoliticsGreek Politicschange among the smaller parliamentary parties. However, there was a substantial increase in the far... in power in one form or another for roughly 11.5 years, which is far longer than any other party. PASOK... if SYRIZA comes second, if it is not far behind New Democracy this could give the opposition party enough
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Government tries to deflect criticism over wildfires with appeal to patriotism
PoliticsGreek Politicsarson by agents of Turkey. The government has so far avoided any comprehensive debate over... casualties remain contained so far, the scale of the disaster is significant. According to the European... far this year, by far the biggest toll of any July on record. This includes over 10,700 hectares
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PM allows his MPs to abstain from same-sex marriage vote, puts ball in opposition court
PoliticsGreek Politicsoutcry from the church, the parties of the far right and raising the prospect of a rebellion from... “parent 1 and parent 2”, according to the prime minister, who drew on terminology used by far-right... have so far reacted negatively to this assumption, however their own positions on the subject would
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Mitsotakis's predecessors launch caustic attacks against PM's leadership, government policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has been heard so far from within the ruling party. Antonis Samaras and Kostas Karamanlis spoke... and outspoken so far. Their comments were fuelled by the recent European Parliament elections, where New... to expectations. Samaras, who served as PM between 2012 and 2015, was by far the more caustic of the two
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Government hopes new train footage helps stem support for parties on political extremes
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties on the far right and far left. Recent opinion polls appear to have given New Democracy..., the far left populist party led by Zoe Konstantopoulou, and the nativist far right Voice of Reason
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Newsletter 461 - 09/05/2025
centre-right New Democracy party and no sign of encouragement for any opposition party other than far.... However, during the past few weeks, the party’s support dipped to 12.8 pct. This still places the far... pct. This still places the far left party below PASOK, which is seen as a credible replacement for New
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PM and ministers go on the road as constitutional revision vote fails to yield consensus
PoliticsGreek Politicsand 161 votes - ND’s 156 MPs plus support from far‑right independents, including former Spartiates and former Greek Solution MPs. This alignment with the far right was one of the most striking features of the vote. Seventeen of the 33 proposals exceeded 160 votes thanks to far‑right support
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