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Podcast - Internal combustion problems leave New Democracy spluttering
AgoraIn mid-November, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis decided to expel from the ruling New Democracy party one of his predecessors, Antonis Samaras. Samaras headed the centre-right party for several years and was the leader of a coalition government between 2012 and 2015, which means his
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PM accepts economic recovery not being felt by all, argues for more time
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made his clearest admission so far that he is concerned voters are not feeling the effects of Greece’s economic recovery and that this could hurt New Democracy’s chances of being re-elected. Mitsotakis chaired a cabinet meeting on Monday to discuss the details
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Mitsotakis moves to quash polls speculation in aftermath of Samaras ouster
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his first interview after the expulsion of his predecessor from New Democracy, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis dismissed the prospect of early elections and stated that he has no intention of tinkering with the electoral law or making any moves that would jeopardise political stability
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ND tries to pin 'populist' tag on PASOK as voters show little interest in fuelling two-horse race
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Prime Minister. Interestingly, although his party’s support continues to fall, SYRIZA’s new leader
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Mitsotakis insists on unity as he builds towards 2027 poll contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has doubled down on his commitment to hold elections in 2027 and not change the electoral law to make it easier for the winning party to gain a parliamentary majority. Speaking to ANT-1 TV over the weekend after presiding over the opening of the long-awaited metro
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PASOK pushes back against PM's refusal to tax excess bank profits
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is adamant that he will not impose an extraordinary tax on Greek banks to create extra fiscal space in the budget, despite pressure from main opposition party PASOK to chase excess profits. Speaking at the 3rd Greek Investment Conference in London, Mitsotakis said
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Androulakis treads fine line in opposition as pool of available voters dries up
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeeting between Androulakis and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took place this week against
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Newsletter 444 - 06/12/2024
between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis on Thursday, the two
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Greek, Turkish FMs keep ties on even keel as OSCE cooperation pays off
PoliticsForeign PolicyLevel Cooperation Council and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s visit to Ankara, due
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Tax and banks dominate government's thoughts amid opposition, public pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is lining up interventions affecting the banking sector and the taxation system after finding itself on the receiving end of more pressure from the opposition, but also public dissatisfaction as exhibited in opinion polls. In his regular Sunday Facebook post, Prime Minister Kyriakos
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