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A campaign that leaves Greece in pain
Agoratransparent, pursuing social justice or eschewing meaningless polarisation. Even if one sets aside... of what is appropriate for a governing party, and one that is seeking to establish itself as the voice... from construction projects during Greece’s 1967-74 military dictatorship was one of the low points
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Mitsotakis sets goals for first days in office after July 7 elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsresult on July 7, there is a danger Greece will have to hold a second election in the middle... believes there will be a high turnout because of “expectations that one cycle will end and another one will begin.” The opposition leader said that one of the first things his government would do
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Amid crowding concerns, officials reject idea of return to full lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsgone from one extreme to the other”. The panel heard that the health system is now better prepared.... However, at least one editor with a history of critical coverage of New Democracy complained that his... funnelled to political allies of New Democracy. Allegations of political sleaze have been one of the most
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Govt examines stricter measures to rein in coronavirus as options dwindle
PoliticsGreek Politicswas that the government is considering more local lockdowns, like the one recently imposed in Kozani, northern... of danger from the coronavirus in each area of Greece. Other measures that are apparently being considered... leader said that public health is now the number one priority. Since the summer, SYRIZA has argued
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Political wrangling instead of vaccines
Agoraand ten cantons), Bosnia and Herzegovina is shifting responsibility from one level of government... responsibility one level below i.e., onto the entities. The chairman of the Council of Ministers Zoran Tegeltija... one weekend, Serbia vaccinated about 20,000 foreign nationals. After vaccinating its citizens
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Govt offers more energy subsidies in Jan to cushion impact of high prices
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government attempted on Friday to address one of its major policy concerns at the start of 2022... concerns that the national budget is in any danger of being derailed. Government officials have... the previous one, Delta, is at 87 vs 13 pct. Although this has not translated so far into a spike in the number
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Govt hails success of vaccine mandate amid continuing surge in 'hard' indices of pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Greece have had one dose of the vaccine, and 85.4 pct are fully vaccinated. The epidemiological... criticism from one of New Democracy’s own MEPs. Kostas Vaxevanis, publisher of weekly investigative... ends and posing a danger to democracy. Responding to the comments, chief government spokesman
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Alexis Tsipras, Nanni Moretti and the future of the Greek Left
Agoraleftist Prime Minister in one of the most turbulent periods since Greece’s democratic transition in 1974... organising a referendum in one week, asking the people to reject the bailout package. The Greek... to avoid the very real danger of Greece having to default within the eurozone and/or having
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A leader from nowhere, but to where?
AgoraTsipras, the man who almost single-handedly took SYRIZA from a fringe party to one of power based...), was inevitable. However, it also left the party in danger of imploding as, without Tsipras... she had served in Tsipras's cabinet and was one of the most prominent members of the party. She also
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Government braces for farmers' protest, SYRIZA officials put out by leader's approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsan inability to satisfy the agricultural sector’s demands, but one of New Democracy’s main opponents, SYRIZA, is in danger of imploding in the meanwhile as the leadership of Stefanos Kasselakis continues.... It was a message that Mitsotakis repeated in his customary Facebook post on Sunday and one he is expected
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