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Parties get salty over cheese prices as cost of living debate heats up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe clash between the government and the opposition over the cost of living has reached new, and idiosyncratic, heights during the last few days as New Democracy and SYRIZA have been arguing over the price of feta cheese. The argument was triggered by Friday’s debate in Parliament, when Prime
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis affair, which the opposition argues is a prime example of the arrogance and unaccountability New
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PM's target for EP vote seems in reach as twist emerges in battle for second
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy looks to be on course to get what Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis would consider a respectable result in the European Parliament elections, according to two new polls. However, one of the surveys has cast doubt on whether SYRIZA will come second, ahead of PASOK. A GPO poll for Star
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PM eyes broader mortgage subsidies, Kasselakis responds to personal wealth questions
PoliticsGreek Politics, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis revealed that his government is considering broadening the “My
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Leaders' finances under scrutiny as Kasselakis hits back at accusations
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA few days before Greeks are due to vote in the European Parliament elections, a full-blown row has broken out between the government and opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis over the SYRIZA chief’s personal wealth. He, in turn, has hit back by accusing New Democracy and Prime Minister Kyriakos
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Newsletter 426 - 07/06/2024
PoliticsVoters’ interest wanes as leaders clash over wealthIn the final days before this Sunday’s European Parliament elections, much of the political debate centred on the wealth declarations of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis, while voters’ interest
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European Parliament vote delivers blow to PM as rise of far right, low turnout dominate
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSunday’s European Parliament elections delivered a surprise blow to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as his New Democracy party fell well short of its target for the ballot although it came first in the vote, well ahead of its opponents. The goal set by the PM was for his centre-right party
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Podcast - Wake up poll: Euro elections jolt Greek politics
Agorathe bar set by its leader, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The main opposition parties, leftist
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PM set to avoid kneejerk reaction to poor EP poll result as centre left mulls next move
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s assessment of Sunday’s disappointing European Parliament election result for New Democracy is that his centre-right party suffered as a result of the low turnout and that the government will have to make adjustments between now and the next national vote, due
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Progressives mull cooperation but leadership issue poses a conundrum
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor former prime ministers, and has been attracting some attention recently. Another figure being
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