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Speculation about timing of next general elections intensifies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis threw down the gauntlet and challenged Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to hold... by Tsipras and he is unlikely to start whittling down his options until the third bailout has been... is turning a corner. On Sunday, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis suggested that the general
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Parties mull changes to electoral law, top judge resigns
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the head of Greece’s top administrative court has stepped down in such a manner. In a statement... decision to step down a few weeks earlier may cause the government slight embarrassment... to Interior Minister Panos Skourletis the breaking up of the Athens “B” electoral district
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Govt’s “zero tolerance” approach to violent protest provokes accusations of authoritarianism
PoliticsGreek Politicsdown on law and order seems designed to appease their more conservative voters and to exhaust SYRIZA.... A risky tactic at best, this approach not only throws down the gauntlet to more serious street... the police’s actions, with former Interior Minister Alexis Charitsis calling them a “paroxysm
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Evia flooding reopens government's summer wounds
PoliticsGreek Politicsa living there. This attack elicited the somewhat strange response from Alternate Interior Minister Stelios Petsas, who tried to play down links between the damage inflicted to northern Evia’s forests... is focussed on a damage limitation exercise for the short-term, playing down the impact and providing
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PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come
PoliticsGreek Politics. This is where the minimum wage was in 2012 when it was forced down to 586 euros, and 531 euros for under... to back down. The party’s citizen protection spokesman Christos Spirtzis issued a lengthy statement... across electoral districts. Interior Minister Makis Voridis stated recently that the government intended
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Newsletter 369 - 10/02/2023
for the senior tranches. The latest guidance by Eurostat is seen as slightly watered down from its.... However, it will affect the efforts to bring down the debt-to-GDP ratio faster. The Greek... party as an attempt to stem the flow of potential New Democracy voters to the far-right. Interior
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Spotlight falls on public hirings as PM pledges more health staff
PoliticsGreek Politicspublic sector hirings. Marinakis also shot down claims by Mitarachi that a new horse-mounted... by the minister had been turned down. Predator SYRIZA returned to the spyware issue on Thursday after many... a visit to the Interior Ministry on Thursday, Mitsotakis said the government’s intentions regarding
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New Democracy comes out fighting against Tempe censure motion
PoliticsGreek Politicsholding 158 seats in Parliament out of 300, the censure motion is unlikely to bring down the government... leader truly wanted to bring down the government he would have had a better chance on the occasion..., including the leaking of voter lists from the interior ministry to a New Democracy candidate. It alleges
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ND denies plans to bring in more MPs as Mitsotakis waits to see impact of new measures
PoliticsGreek Politicspct last month. PASOK’s support is at 15.3 pct, down from 15.7 a month ago. Greek Solution... is heading in the wrong direction, down slightly from 61 pct last month. A majority of respondents (53.9... Dawn politician. On Monday night, the Interior Ministry tabled an amendment in Parliament aimed
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Newsletter 385 - 16/06/2023
TV gives the conservatives 39.9 percent versus SYRIZA’s 18.2 percent, widening the gap between first... by Pulse for Skai TV, ND is seen gaining 42 pct, SYRIZA 19.5, PASOK 12, KKE 7, Plefsi Eleftherias 4.5... majority for Mitsotakis. An opinion poll carried out by Metron Analysis for Mega TV was the first
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