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Aided by opposition parties, PM faces low risk over bland choice of president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has come under attack from most opposition parties for putting forward New Democracy veteran Kostas Tasoulas as his candidate for the Greek presidency, the ruling party’s rivals have undermined their arguments by also making uninspired proposals for who
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Presidential vote creates new battleground as ND and PASOK renew hostilities
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe process of electing Greece’s next president is due to begin this week as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s choice of candidate forms the latest point of contention between the government and a main opposition party PASOK. MPs are due to gather on Saturday for the first round of voting
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New polls suggest picking party veteran for president helps PM in goal of mobilising ND base
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo new opinion polls published on Monday indicate that there was a lukewarm reaction among Greek voters to the news that New Democracy veteran Kostas Tasoulas is Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s pick to be the country’s next president, but that this choice is likely to help the PM in his task
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ND's ratings hold despite choice of president but concern builds about Trump effect
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAnother opinion poll has been published this week suggesting that Greeks are not enthused by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s choice for President of the Republic, but that this lack of enthusiasm does not seem to have harmed the popularity of the government, which seems intent on treading
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Tempe crash protests renew public pressure on government, give opposition fresh impetus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLarge protests were held across Greece on Sunday to support the calls for justice in the case of the Tempe train crash, putting renewed pressure on the government and potentially triggering a fresh effort by opposition parties to hold Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his administration
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Opposition mulls censure motion as poll makes public discontent over Tempe clear
PoliticsGreek Politicsand a lack of justice following the death of 57 people. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s hastily
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Pressure mounts over Tempe handling as PM ponders reshuffle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing the toughest challenge of his time in office as the damaging evidence in the Tempe case is mounting and the Greek public does not seem convinced by the premier’s insistence that the government is doing all it can to shed light on the country’s worst rail
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ND hits back at Tempe accusations as opposition seeks to keep up pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsare trying to portray the administration of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the victim
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Opposition lines up motions against government over Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politics. Androulakis is expected to call on the prime minister to withdraw Tassoulas’s candidacy for failing
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Greece makes first contact with new Syrian leader as PM chases up missile issue in Paris
PoliticsForeign Policyin institution-building. Meteor missiles Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is planning to visit Paris
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