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Mitsotakis seeks to banish health system concerns with reform pledge, candidate removal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has stated that reforming Greece’s health service will be one of his main goals should New Democracy return to power for a second four-year term, but his party has encountered some rare turbulence over this issue. Mitsotakis has made it clear that he believes the national health
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Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications
PoliticsGreek Politicswould have hoped. Every major opinion poll published since the May 25 vote has indicated that seven..., SYRIZA and PASOK. If opinion polls are correct, neither of the two groupings has been making any... in the local media are starting to focus on what his next government might look like. Mitsotakis has
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ND confident in migration stance as polls point to decisive victory on June 25
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe debate around migration, which has been sparked by the tragedy off the coast of the Peloponnese... as the centre-right party believes it has strong public backing for its “tough but fair” stance on the issue... issue also has a powerful connotation vis a vis Greece’s tricky relationship with its biggest neighbour
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ND lead unabated in face of last-minute disputes over migrant boat sinking, minority votes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe accident took place under the interim government, the political reaction has been heated. SYRIZA... and called for a full investigation into the incident. For his part, Mitsotakis has placed the blame... as possible”. New Democracy has accused the opposition of slandering the coastguard and damaging Greece
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Newsletter 386 - 23/06/2023
there has already been one vote, and this leads to complacency among conservative supporters... polls has prompted speculation over the past few days about what Mitsotakis’s next government might look... the government and keeping the officials on their toes. Mitsotakis has also spoken publicly of his intention
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Storm impact and ferry death engulf political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicshas provoked widespread outrage, prompted a reaction from across the political spectrum. Shipping... “the whole system would be talking about an ‘accident’ today.” “Value has to be restored to life... that own them. Health and safety at work is an issue that SYRIZA has had high on its political agenda
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Floods force Mitsotakis to postpone policy speech amid political fallout from ferry death
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe unfolding disaster caused by Storm Daniel has forced Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to call... a rethink. Instead, Mitsotakis is expected to spend the weekend visiting central Greece, which has... region on Friday to assess the damage from what has been officially described as the worst wildfire
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek Politicscrisis. Kasselakis, on the other hand, has been praised for the positive tone of his statements and his... features of Kasselakis’s campaign has been its aspirational tenor, setting the candidate up against... create a certain challenge for Mitsotakis who has hitherto leaned heavily on his foreign-gained
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
during September, which has affected thousands of homes and businesses. However, Agorastos... of the campaign. His victory also has a high symbolic value as Bakoyannis is Mitsotakis’s nephew... the national vote in 2027. There has been a sense that the government has rested on its laurels since its
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Opposition parties turn to institutions after latest claims in wiretapping scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsinstitutions, an issue that has generated controversy throughout New Democracy’s time in office since 2019... has been handed to a Supreme Court deputy prosecutor instead, in what some journalists following... importance, as the government has argued. Also, last week the head of the Hellenic Authority
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