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New Democracy rejigs key party posts as Spartiates expulsion leaves gap in Parliament
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament was left with 297 MPs rather than the full complement of 300 after the Electoral Court ruled... experts, as well as the Speaker, Nikitas Kaklamanis, leading the party to revise its stance in later statements. By law, Parliament can function as long as it has more than 200 sitting members, however
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Confidence vote debate sets tone for Greek political clashes to come
PoliticsGreek Politicsare visible and this will prove a bigger problem for Samaras and Venizelos than the actual vote.... former MP Nikitas Kaklamanis on Thursday. The independent lawmaker’s return takes the number
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Newsletter 438 - 25/10/2024
PoliticsInternal squabbles trouble ND more than oppositionDespite PASOK settling its leadership issues, New Democracy does not appear to yet be under immediate threat from the social democrats or any... Kaklamanis, had earlier tried to corner Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis with a parliamentary question
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Parliamentary chicanery raises doubt about PM’s grip on party as he looks ahead to relief package
PoliticsGreek Politicsface a general parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE affair rather than a preliminary judicial probe.... The opposition parties called on parliamentary speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis (New Democracy) to declare
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Opposition unable to join forces over recognition of Palestinian state
PoliticsGreek Politicsby arguing the communiqué was an “isolated initiative” rather than an official European Council position... Kaklamanis requesting a special session to “update and confirm” a 2015 resolution when the House agreed
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Government dismisses early elections as opposition call foul on rule of law debate schedule
PoliticsGreek Politics” issues. The decision to push it back by more than a month prompted the party’s spokesman to accuse... a set timeframe, accusing the Speaker of Parliament Nikitas Kaklamanis of colluding in a perversion
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Supreme Court’s decision not to reopen spyware probe triggers political storm
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan any party except New Democracy - reflects a climate of political uncertainty and suggests.... Christos Kaklamanis, lawyer for Androulakis, said he had expected Tzavellas to recuse himself
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Tsipras talks up ELAS momentum as ND pleads with former leader to stand down
PoliticsGreek Politicsplace in 2027, “closer to June than January”, rejecting speculation about early polls. He said ND’s... and Samaras’s own political legacy. Parliamentary speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis said he would
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Parties shift into early campaign mode as ND mobilises and ELAS builds machine
PoliticsGreek Politicsbook tour. Within the week, the party is due to announce more than 20 sectoral leads who.... The state list remains fluid, with names such as parliamentary speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis, Energy Minister
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Budget execution to Aug shows 3.8 bln primary surplus, 2.8 bln better than target
EconomyMacroeconomyexpenditure coming in 2 billion lower than target, while revenues beat target by 640 million. The monthly... to 1.04 billion euros, 2.84 billion better than target. Revenues Revenues (before tax refunds) rose... billion euros, 640 million higher than the reported target (including the first ENFIA instalment
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