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Mitsotakis insists on no early elections, accusing opposition of sowing division
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis used a debate on social policy to list what he sees as his government’s achievements... minister’s reasoning has led to further speculation about his true intent. Many commentators view..., political stability and his reform agenda is central to Mitsotakis’s personal brand, even when
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Newsletter 345 - 08/07/2022
the following day, he explained that he believes avoiding snap elections is in the country’s best... in the prime minister’s reasoning has led to further speculation about his true intent. Many commentators... to institutions, political stability and his reform agenda is central to Mitsotakis’s personal brand, even
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Explanations sought as PM backs away from prospect of early elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe fallout from Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s insistence this week that he does not have plans to call... of undermining his chances of being re-elected. Until the Prime Minister’s comments in Parliament... cost-of-living and energy crises. However, Kathimerini’s report suggests that Mitsotakis’s mind
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Flashpoints fuel contest for centrist voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAndroulakis has overtaken SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras. Several issues not related to the regular political agenda have arisen this week and been seized upon by the opposition as examples of the government’s... and one of the men convicted served just two months of a 10-year sentence in jail. In SYRIZA’s view
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Fire on outskirts of Athens puts PM's crisis strategy under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicskilometres from downtown Athens, adds to the current government’s poor record with summer blazes... of northwestern Athens. Last year’s blazes were a public relations blow for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... in Greece. This prompted Mitsotakis to overhaul the organisation of the country’s civil defence, creating
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Fires continue to test capabilities and spark political confrontation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWildfires continued to test the government and the country’s civil protection capabilities over... in this year’s coordination and performance compared to last year. The improvement is credited in part... post last year after apparent failings in Greece’s firefighting strategy, which contributed, among
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Numbers stacking up for PM to announce winter relief package
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinue to try to link the Prime Minister’s office, and in particular the PM’s secretary general Grigoris... for any calculations Staikouras and his aides make because the government’s electricity bill... to not seeking a fresh mandate before the winter, but Mitsotakis’s recent decision to shelve proposals
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Athens ponders latest diplomatic moves by Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policy’s drillship Abdülhamid Han would sail within the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone or disputed waters... had to be discarded. But they were replaced by hypothetical analysis about Turkey’s next moves... that it is not in Greece’s interest to see Turkey isolated or uncontrolled. On the contrary, Athens would like to see
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Erdogan's inflammatory comments a harbinger for new period of Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign Policyuntil elections in its neighbouring country, scheduled to take place in 2023. Turkey’s president Recep..., Turkey’s president made one of his most abrasive comments yet. “You occupying the islands doesn’t bind us,” Erdogan said in a message to Athens. “When the time comes, we’ll do what’s necessary. As we
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Unveiling of relief package imminent as electoral law speculation is revived
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe countdown to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announcing his government’s latest relief... to the surveillance of PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis. According to Sunday’s Kathimerini, the main element... Ministry’s plans for the months ahead are based on some key assumptions: That gas prices will fall
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