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Rivalry between New Democracy and PASOK set for revival
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn Parliament this week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made it clear that he feels PASOK is now his main political adversary – a judgement that was backed up by a new opinion poll published on Thursday which showed that support for the socialists has increased by almost four points since
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Meeting of Greek and Turkish foreign ministers not expected to yield breakthrough
PoliticsForeign Policyin Greece. Two weeks ago former conservative prime minister Antonis Samaras, speaking at an event
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Government preparing U-turn on controversial tax measure in bid to win back self-employed
PoliticsGreek Politics. In a statement commenting on the exchange, SYRIZA called on the prime minister to condemn Vozemberg’s attack
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PM puts tax cuts front and centre in bid to win back voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsReducing taxes over the remaining years of his premiership is becoming one of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s main policy goals, it appears. In his regular Sunday Facebook post, in which the premier shares his thoughts about the government’s aims and decisions, Mitsotakis emphasised
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PM reacts to Trump win as Kasselakis manipulation claims put SYRIZA on knife edge
PoliticsGreek Politicswin. This included hosting a group of Republican senators at a private gathering in the prime
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Trump win emboldens Mitsotakis critics as Athens ponders implications of surprise result
PoliticsGreek Politicssuch as former prime ministers Antonis Samaras, who led a rebellion over the marriage equality bill
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PM makes first direct contact with Trump, hoping to keep US-Greek relationship special
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made his first bid to build a connection with Donald Trump ahead of the latter being inaugurated as US President in January. Mitsotakis held a 10-minute telephone call with the President-elect on Monday. According to official sources, the Greek PM stressed
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Newsletter 441 - 15/11/2024
as the most suitable to be prime minister, selected by 30 pct, while Androulakis languishes at 9.5 pct
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Ruling party tension boils over as Mitsotakis ousts ex-PM and right wing figurehead Samaras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe tension that had been building since the summer between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his predecessor Antonis Samaras erupted over the weekend, when the New Democracy leader ousted the ex-premier from the party's parliamentary group after the latter criticised the government again
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Mitsotakis tries to move on from Samaras row but more fallout may follow
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attempted to draw a line under his spat with former Premier Antonis Samaras, but the matter is likely to run as long as the former New Democracy leader does not make his intentions clear now that he has been ousted from the party’s parliamentary group. New
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