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Fringe parties gain from Tempe furore as judiciary becomes embroiled in row
PoliticsGreek Politicshas also been drawn into the argument. The Metron Analysis survey conducted for Mega TV indicated... up to 68 pct. There has been a similar trend in the view of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... Analysis poll shows that, in terms of voting intentions, support for New Democracy has fallen to 22.3
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Newsletter 452 - 21/02/2025
that Mitsotakis and his team have accepted that this approach was damaging. There has been a marked... on PASOK and SYRIZA in particular. This week, the PM’s spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has gone... a challenging obstacle course. SYRIZA has requested a parliamentary debate on the subject, while PASOK has
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Opposition parties press ahead with Tempe moves in Parliament as PM draws lines of defence
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a special court. PASOK has based its move on evidence found by the judicial investigation, which has yet... the pressure on Mitsotakis over an issue that has become the government’s biggest millstone, PASOK... rebellions within the ruling centre-right party, which has a comfortable parliamentary majority
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PM continues to mull reshuffle in shadow of new Tempe inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsreshuffle has continued over the past week, suggesting the PM has settled on a few key changes around which... as a certainty is a shake-up of the infrastructure and transport ministry, which has been put in the spotlight.... Triantopoulos inquiry Mitsotakis has also had to tread carefully around the appointment
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Opposition outmanoeuvred by fast-track prosecution of first political figure over Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsformer deputy minister Christos Triantopoulos straight to court. The manoeuvre by New Democracy has... misdemeanour charges for breach of duty. Opposition reactions The development has embarrassed PASOK, who..., on the other hand, has submitted an amendment to legislation on the prosecution of ministers
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Newsletter 458 - 04/04/2025
Mitsotakis has approved pay increases for members of the armed forces and paved the way this week.... Defence has traditionally proved a reliable unifying subject for the conservatives; however, the topic has... at 880 euros, has gone up by just over 35 pct since the centre-right party came to power in 2019
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Unhappy voters struggle to find alternatives as PM faces fresh attack from veteran conservatives
PoliticsGreek Politicsby social democrats PASOK. PASOK has returned to second place, with Zoe Konstantopoulou’s Course for Freedom... for the two leading parties, while the lull in the Tempe affair since the start of the year has... continues its slide, losing 1.7 points since the last poll, while the pool of undecided voters has
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New Democracy tries to push back against corruption claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is trying to fight back over the OPEKEPE scandal, which has seen it besieged over the past few days as the opposition and the local media has feasted on the details of the fraudulent..., and not a practice that has emerged under the current government, he noted that the country has been fined 2.7
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No green light from troika yet as Greece moves towards bailout extension
EconomyProgrammethat the eurozone has yet to disburse. He suggested that an extraordinary Eurogroup could be held in mid-December... coalition partner PASOK has indicated it will not accept a six-month extension of the existing...The troika sent early on Wednesday a response to the measures proposed by Greece with the aim
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Reform proposals to define size of Tsipras's task in keeping party on board
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFriday’s agreement. Tsipras has tried to present the Eurogroup deal as the first step in an ongoing... the government have been content to follow his lead and the reaction from MPs and ministers over the weekend has... corruption, making changes in the public sector and adopting some of the competition-enhancing measures
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