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Election campaign moves into gear, opinion poll data still equivocal
PoliticsGreek Politicsto build another 35 kilometres on top of the 5 km that has already been built. New Democracy sees... that migration has dropped down the list of voters’ priorities. According to the survey, 10 pct of voters... that the current administration has a major share of responsibility. Also, most of those questioned (64 pct) do
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Newsletter 377 - 07/04/2023
for Skai TV suggests that support for New Democracy has edged up again by 1 point since mid-March... of the Tempe accident, Ellines has emerged as the chief political beneficiary of public anger against... criterion, the decision to place a former Supreme Court prosecutor at the head of the party has rung
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SYRIZA sets sights on "progressive coalition" after first ballot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has been trying to persuade voters that he can deliver a credible government without... Kyriakos Mitsotakis has stated that he would not seek to form a coalition if he did not get the requisite... suffered cuts. On the price front, Tsipras claimed that while Greece has been hit by global
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Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
PoliticsForeign Policyfor Energy so it can be eligible for EU support funds. Egypt has completed interconnections with Libya... the Republic of Cyprus. It should be noted that Egypt has an exclusive economic zone agreement... noted. With an eye on Turkey, he also clarified that participation in the EMGF has one condition. “I
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ND quick out of blocks as election race gets underway officially
PoliticsGreek Politics, although still below the 30.2 pct reached before the deadly train collision. SYRIZA’s support has also inched up to 22.2 pct, although the gap between the two leading parties has now grown to 5.6..., only 26 pct of Greeks felt the country was moving in the right direction. This figure has now risen
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Buoyed by polls, Mitsotakis rejects option of coalition with PASOK after first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the opinion polls, has dismissed the idea of forming a coalition with centre-left PASOK. During a televised.... However, this was the clearest statement of intent so far by the Prime Minister, who has in the past... justified his comment by suggesting that since taking charge of the social democrats, Androulakis has
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Parties step up battle for voters in election home stretch
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout an alternative payment system, which New Democracy has used as ammunition to warn voters... that Tsipras is not focussed on the challenges Greece has to meet and the interests of voters... years during which the economy has been on a growth trajectory despite several severe, exogenous
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Greek-Albanian relations take a hit over arrest of ethnic minority politician
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe detention of a mayoral candidate from the Greek ethnic minority in Albania has raised tension... they were looking for couldn’t be any harder - Fredi Beleri has been caught engaging in criminal activity... of minority rights. Athens has always supported Tirana’s EU hopes but under the conditionality of respect
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Emboldened Mitsotakis plans for Erdogan meeting, next step in Greek-Turkish ties
PoliticsForeign Policyto normalise relations with Ankara through dialogue - as he has already said - setting, however, a genuine... has already been tested in a previous ND government and has proved to be someone who can successfully... perfectly reasonable to see where we currently stand. I hope that he has forgotten what he was saying
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ND aims to see off threat from right, with focus on fringe religious party
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe surprise performance of smaller parties in the May 21 elections has New Democracy worried about.... The unexpected surge has turned the focus on the complex arithmetic of seat allocation, which could turn... necessitating a third election. Threat from right The unexpected rise of Niki has caused consternation
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