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Fire on outskirts of Athens puts PM's crisis strategy under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicson the centre-right government and all but killing off the prospects of snap elections later this year... Stylianides, a Cypriot national with honorary Greek citizenship, is for the role given that he may lack... handling of that incident, particularly the off-key communications strategy in its immediate aftermath
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Parliament prepares for confrontation over spying as long-term consequences loom
PoliticsGreek Politics, Mitsotakis will attempt a damage limitation exercise aimed at convincing the Greek public... of Androulakis was just an unfortunate one-off will no longer stand up. Long-term impact The longer-term... fails to win an outright majority at the next elections. This option is considered to be off
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Opposition hoping surveillance, cronyism scandals will bite ND
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has so far largely warded off most of the fallout from the phonetapping issue, although... Democracy MP will turn more voters off supporting the centre-right party. After reports revealing that he... serving as an MP for a northern Greek constituency. SYRIZA called on Mitsotakis to comment publicly
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Train tragedy prompts urgent questions about railway safety
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Greek railway network, including the few stretches where it had been installed, largely due... that the opposition party has still not shaken off almost five years later. Opposition leader Alexis... the coming days, it would be no surprise to see the New Democracy leader hold off and aim
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Minister pledges swift resolution as public anger over rail crash mounts
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministration. Given the long-term nature of the problems blamed for the poor state of the Greek... list, after he was suspended for signing off a railway supervisor implicated in the crash on sick leave a day after the incident. It will, however, be difficult for the ND administration to shrug off
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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...-right Greek Solution. Mitsotakis is expected to broach the subject of alliances in an interview.... At the time, party leader Alexis Tsipras had signalled that he would recommend Polakis be struck off
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Few bright spots for opposition candidates in local polls, ND confident for second round
PoliticsGreek PoliticsZachariadis to second place, and now facing the incumbent Kostas Bakoyiannis in a run-off. Following... narrowly beat the incumbent in a run-off. The two are due to cross swords in a televised debate... with the small but vocal far-right parties, Greek Solution, Niki and Spartiates, in opposition against Mitsotakis.
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ND keeps pressure on Kasselakis over finances as self-employed challenge new tax regime
PoliticsGreek Politicsfinancial activity. However, his aggressive approach failed to pay off, and a day later he was forced... to the party’s landslide victory in the 2023 national elections, when ND seized on an off-hand... of the Greek electorate remains undecided. Pulse, which runs polls for Skai TV, has picked up a rise
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Lacklustre performance in EP elections raises key questions for mainstream parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsheaded off any question of a snap election, stating that he saw it as his party’s task to get..., a significant portion of whom are believed to have opted for Greek Solution, Niki or smaller right... and order and national security. SYRIZA If there is one aspect of the results that takes the heat off
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SYRIZA braces for new challenge to Kasselakis's leadership
PoliticsGreek Politicswill have fended off another challenge to his leadership. This will leave him in charge... to the fringes of Greek politics, from where it rose during the debt crisis. PASOK will be seeking... before the run-off vote between the two leading candidates a week later.
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