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Mitsotakis bids to hold on to voters with loose allegiance to ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat there will be no room for a coalition government on June 25 if ND does not get 151 seats or more... anyway if he manages to secure a repeat of the May 21 result on June 25.
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ND moves to squeeze votes out of fringe parties, aided by infighting
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s lead going into repeat elections in June appears unassailable, but the party is determined not to leave anything to chance. Rumbles of discontent among smaller parties could well... the conclusive majority of seats that the party has set as its target for the June 25 elections. The poll
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Attention turns to next government as Mitsotakis holds convincing lead over rivals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs New Democracy and its leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, continue to dominate in all the opinion polls ahead of the June 25 elections, there is growing speculation about what kind of government he... of the two main parties do not seem to be wavering heading into the last week before the June 25 vote
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Tsipras resignation opens up debate about SYRIZA's future
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s share of the vote drop from 31.5 pct in July 2019 to 17.8 pct on June 25. Although... in October of this year, which will be followed swiftly by European Parliament elections in June 2024
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MPs return to work, Mitsotakis seeks to bolster hold on centre
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe new Parliament is due to be sworn in this Monday as political life in Greece returns to its normal rhythms following the two electoral encounters in May and June. The swearing in ceremony... forces” who might not have backed the centre-right party before to do so in May and June
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Inflation boosts food sales by 12 pct in May, supermarkets up by 14.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyrise in June, up by 31 points from August last year. Overall, Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a 1-point rise in July, after a 2-point increase in June.
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PMI records 6 months of improved manufacturing conditions, but outlook less upbeat
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Manufacturing PMI remained in expansion territory in July, rebounding to 53.5 points, from 51.8 points in June, according to S&P Global data released on Tuesday. This was the sixth straight... accelerating from June, to one of the fastest in the last 1.5 years. The output rise was attributed
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Car sales rise by 7.8 pct in July, driven by new vehicle purchases
EconomyMacroeconomyRoad motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time remained stable in July, growing by 9.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a 9.2 percent rise in June, according to Hellenic Statistical... rise. Car sales in June came to 22,044 compared to 20,456 in 2022, a rise of 7.8 percent. Passenger
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Mitsotakis's wildfire narrative comes under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe far-right party, Spartans, which elected 12 MPs in the June elections after gaining almost 4.7 pct... support after being elected in June and backing the latter’s candidacy for mayor of Athens. Stigas
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CPI maintains upwards trend with 2.7 pct rise in Aug, food inflation at 10.7 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) continued its upward trend in August with 2.7 percent year-on-year (YoY), after growing by 2.5 percent in June, according to the data released on Friday... was in June 2022 with 12.1 percent. The harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) increased by 3.5
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