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ND tries to dial down Tempe rhetoric as support plummets in new opinion poll
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom former New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras, who was ousted from the centre-right party by Prime
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PM seeks escape from Tempe in reforms agenda, as opposition parties mull next move
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis focussed on business as usual in Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, in an attempt to distance himself from the growing clamour as the two-year anniversary of the Tempe rail crash approaches. Opposition parties are resolute on a censure motion but remain divided over
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The nightmare of our choice
Agoracourt had delivered a verdict – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out this explanation
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Opposition parties press ahead with Tempe moves in Parliament as PM draws lines of defence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is looking to recover from last week’s mass protests over the Tempe train crash and to restore voters’ trust in Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, but the opposition is aiming to capitalise on the public anger that was visible last Friday by putting the spotlight on New Democracy
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Parliament starts debating censure motion as poll captures falling support for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the prime minister presided over a cover-up effort. It is also anticipated that the recently published
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Government struggles to escape stigma of Tempe aftermath build-up to confidence vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis’s government is set to survive a confidence vote in Parliament on Friday but the three-day debate before the ballot only served to pile more pressure on the Prime Minister and his colleagues. New Democracy’s comfortable majority in Parliament meant that the censure motion
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PM emerges wounded from confidence vote as Konstantopoulou boosts ratings
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFriday’s confidence vote culminated in 157 MPs backing the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, defeating the censure motion submitted by the parties of the left and centre-left, but the shockwaves from the Tempe issue will continue to rock New Democracy for some time to come
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PM ponders reshuffle as PASOK mulls inability to make gains
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing Friday’s confidence vote in Parliament, attention is turning to the expected announcement of the latest cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Reports suggest that the PM will unveil his new ministerial line-up after New Democracy veteran Konstantinos Tasoulas has been
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Podcast - Greek politics feels aftershock from Tempe train crash
Agorabeen handled, as well as the shocking circumstances of the accident itself, has put Prime Minister
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PM's latest reshuffle off to bumpy start with first day resignation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere had hardly been any time to digest the cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday, when the first blow to the government’s attempt to push the “restart” button came in the form of an almost-instant resignation. Deputy Development Minister Aristos Doxiadis
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