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Opponents react to Tsipras comeback as new parties make mark on political landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicsvehicle of former PM Alexis Tsipras, whose launch on Tuesday has sent ripples through the landscape... and days after the launch of Elpida suggests that New Democracy has rebounded from April, potentially even benefitting from the appearance of the new parties, while PASOK has suffered, falling from
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New Democracy and PASOK challenged by arrival of new parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsto its victories in 2019 and 2023 - has softened. With the Thessaloniki International Fair in September... and middle class relief measures to stabilise the party’s base. Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already begun... has been working intensely to overcome. The government also knows that a new variable is entering
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ND shifts into campaign mode as urban planning scandal deepens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has formally entered the pre‑election phase, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis signalling... address to ND’s political committee left little doubt that the pre‑election period has begun... that has already triggered two high‑level resignations and the pre‑trial detention of six
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Greece measured on Turkey’s F‑35 hopes as it highlights enduring security concerns at NATO summit
PoliticsForeign Policyapproval by the US Congress. The government’s message has been to emphasise Greece’s own progress... on Tuesday that “today Greece has secured 20 state‑of‑the‑art F‑35s, with an option to increase....” Calling it “a threat of war that has existed since 1995,” he concluded that “the time has come
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Mitsotakis rejects early election talk despite intense speculation, as SYRIZA implodes
PoliticsGreek Politics, Mitsotakis declared that Greece has now entered “the eighth year of governance” under his leadership... these assurances, speculation about a snap election has intensified. A report on Mega TV... election date. While no decision has been taken - and constitutionally the timing rests solely
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Government opens door to coalition amid poll deadlock and escalating clash with Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politics, which has long insisted on outright majority government. The change in tone comes as two new opinion... to shut down scenarios involving another figure as prime minister, which is an idea that has been... that competent governance has not solidified into political certainty. ELAS shows a mild advantage
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PM sets stage for 2027 as ND tries to rally in face of scandals, pension politics and polling drift
PoliticsGreek Politicsretirement payment for at least some pensioners. The issue has become politically sensitive, with ND MPs... for the conservatives - to shift the party’s polling trajectory. Mitsotakis has so far rejected... last week that the measure costs 2.5 billion euros annually and has called on PASOK to submit a draft
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Court ruling disrupts private university licensing, prompts opposition attacks on govt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA landmark intervention by the Council of State has upended the government’s flagship reform on non... after a parliamentary question on the issue, PASOK says no answer has been provided. PASOK frames... and overstretched. ELAS, for its part, accuses the government of sloppiness that has thrown hundreds
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Mitsotakis sets stage for TIF with barrage of good news, PASOK offers relief for debtors
PoliticsGreek Politics. In recent weeks, Mitsotakis has inaugurated a series of major infrastructure projects, most notably... complications. The prime minister has also highlighted rapid progress on another metro extension project... for the Balkans, a gateway to Southeastern Europe and a centre of innovation and education. The PM has
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Discipline problems cloud govt's TIF message as spotlight falls on private clinic regulation
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis week. The party has struggled to respond to the announcement of a political comeback by former Golden... at a private clinic, has produced a public blame-shifting exercise between the government and the Athens... that no authority has held real inspection powers since 2019: medical association statutes provide only for formal
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