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Raging fires and deaths force government onto defensive, create dangerous mix
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a bid to fend off the growing political criticism it has suffered as wildfires batter the country, the government has pledged to hold a leaders’ debate about how the Greek authorities have dealt... of criticism Mitsotakis is likely to face. He suggested that the impact of the fires has been made
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PM inspects flood damage hoping to rescue stricken government
PoliticsGreek Politics. The goodwill and momentum generated by the election victory has dissipated amid wildfires, ministerial resignations and now the flooding. The centre-right administration has been repeatedly accused... that this explanation will not suffice. They point out that the government has been aware of the risks
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Poll suggests mood souring for government, SYRIZA leadership race wide open
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first major opinion poll in the wake of the recent flooding reflects how the public mood has... sentiment evident following New Democracy’s two convincing election wins in May and June has evaporated... has reached in 2023. The cost of living is still considered the most significant problem – 29 pct
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Kasselakis puts on friendly face for big business, compounding SYRIZA unease
PoliticsGreek Politicspresident Stefanos Kasselakis has attempted to court Greece’s industrialists by declaring that the leftists... entrepreneur” and suggested that his party, which has often had a confrontational relationship with big... to his leadership. The new leader, for instance, has not been able to name a shadow cabinet yet as many
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In leader's absence, cracks begin to show in SYRIZA's facade
PoliticsGreek Politicsbringing in new faces that are loyal to him and his concepts. This interpretation has been fuelled... businessman has had to watch the situation unfolding from afar due to his trip to the USA, which... gay marriage. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that the government will change
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Expulsions hasten SYRIZA split as ND ploughs ahead in pursuit of political dominance
PoliticsGreek Politics. In a terse statement issued from New York, where he has been meeting with diaspora groups, the party’s... has not been endorsed by other rebels, however Filis confirmed that a leadership challenge would... recent reforms will give ND a boost in time for the European elections. Another issue which has
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Kasselakis returns as SYRIZA squabble turns into full-blown infighting
PoliticsGreek Politics, with a permanent split now looking like it is just a matter of time. Kasselakis has referred four... them over negative comments about his leadership. Also, SYRIZA’s left-wing “Umbrella” faction has... congress, lined up for February, to be brought forward. This is the first time that Achtsioglou has
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Government faces uproar over tax evasion measures despite solid poll ratings
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe announcement of a new tax regime for self-employed earners has elicited a strong reaction from..., public safety and defence for the benefit of all of society. The solution that the government has.... Taxation of self-employed earners has proven a thorny issue for New Democracy as well
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PM brushes aside political cost of self-employed tax bill as main opposition unravels
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been muted, as the leftist party continues to be consumed by internal wrangles which saw... a million workers. The Finance Ministry has been defending the measure on the grounds of tax justice... wage. In a series of briefings, the argument has been made that tax evasion by the self-employed
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SYRIZA turbulence shakes up opposition politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s decline in the opinion polls and the internal disruption that has followed the election... is concerned. A ProRata poll published this week indicates that SYRIZA has slipped behind not only... support has also dropped to the same level as the Communist Party (KKE). This suggests that the leftists
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