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Flashpoints fuel contest for centrist voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsand one of the men convicted served just two months of a 10-year sentence in jail. In SYRIZA’s view... the existing one to its own ends. This attack follows Mitsotakis’s attempt this week to link SYRIZA... Georgiadis and Interior Minister Makis Voridis transferred to New Democracy in 2012. The comments
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Speculation over polls heats up as parties battle over cost-of-living measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsin office, but one scenario making the rounds is that multiple rounds of voting could extend elections... of “multiplying the painful consequences of global crises”. He argued that Greece has one of the highest... commenting that it was too early to comment. Responding on the question of local elections, Interior
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New Democracy moves to corral far-right vote, as PM braces for more surveillance evidence
PoliticsGreek Politicsgia tin Patrida” (Greeks for the Motherland), has been one of a handful of far-right fringe parties..., which includes at least one minister and senior figures in the armed forces, appears to lend credence... the senior ND members who attended the funeral of “fishing in murky waters”. Interior Minister Makis
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Vexed SYRIZA abstains from vote on election bans
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the 1946-49 civil war. Mitsotakis referred to EAM as being involved in “one of the worst moments of [Greece’s] modern history”, a comment that prompted strong objections from SYRIZA officials. Interior.... It is no surprise, therefore, that local media are reporting that migration will be one of the top
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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsby one point to just 6 pct. The same survey also suggests that voters are not yet convinced that SYRIZA... to appoint an interim government that will be headed by one of the country’s top three judges. This is likely.... This will be followed by Interior Minister Makis Voridis stepping down on March 12 so an interim minister, who
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Athens assesses new Turkish government, potential impact on imminent drive for fresh talks
PoliticsForeign Policyby Erdogan since new Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is one of his closest aides. Fidan headed... of countries don’t change from one day to the next,” he stressed in an interview with the AP. A significant... controversial statements regarding the West, like Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, have been removed
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Newsletter 386 - 23/06/2023
there has already been one vote, and this leads to complacency among conservative supporters... of wiggle room in Parliament and more freedom in terms of policy making. One of the developments he... and Infrastructure Ministry. Previous reports had suggested that the Digital Governance and Interior
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Newsletter 389 - 14/07/2023
as it rose from being a fringe party to one of power, it had been clear for some time now that he had..., this is the equivalent of almost one more monthly salary. Public sector employees were severely hit... had a presence in the country for at least two consecutive years in the past 35 years. Interior
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Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith one eye on the upcoming European Parliament elections, and the fear that many voters will use... disgruntlement can coalesce. The immigration issue has been one of the areas where New Democracy... Kroesser, state secretary at the Interior Ministry, in Alexandroupolis, northeastern Greece
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Aided by opposition parties, PM faces low risk over bland choice of president
PoliticsGreek Politicswith a background in one of the opposition parties or, as in the case of former high-ranking judge... inspiring alternatives to the one offered by Mitsotakis.... Androulakis picked former interior minister Tassos Giannitsis, a PASOK veteran, as its candidate. Again
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