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Election campaign moves into gear, opinion poll data still equivocal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe campaign for the May 21 elections is heating up as party leaders zip around the country to drum up support and the government exchanges increasingly harsh words with the opposition. Meanwhile, opinion polls continue to show that the outcome of next month’s vote is still in some doubt. Prime
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Grassroots protests highlight public discontent with development policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsmade by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in 2018, when he was in opposition, in which he said he
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Athens and Ankara affirm new, calmer period in relations
PoliticsForeign Policybetween him and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s diplomatic advisor, Anna Maria Boura. The two
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been a fierce critic of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the last few years. The PM’s
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Athens offers continued, but limited support to Ukraine, while seeking balance with China
PoliticsForeign Policyrelations with Greece. In February, China’s Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chunlan visited Athens. However, she
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Top judge's resignation over election law overshadows campaigns
PoliticsGreek Politicsa senior member of the judiciary, going so far as to suggest that it might be the prime minister himself
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Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
PoliticsForeign Policyof talks between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry
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Mitsotakis, Tsipras criss-cross Greece as support for main parties edges up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras are continuing to criss-cross Greece in a bit to drum up support ahead of the May 21 elections as some voters seem to be moving towards the two main parties. Mitsotakis was due to visit Corfu on Wednesday, while Tsipras was on his
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SYRIZA's coalition options scrutinised as Tsipras remains focussed on first place
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s public refusal to countenance the idea of forming a government
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ND quick out of blocks as election race gets underway officially
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe election campaign gets underway officially this week, after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked for Parliament to be dissolved ahead of the May 21 vote, and the ruling New Democracy party is hoping to build momentum towards an eventual result that would deliver an outright majority
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