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  1. New Democracy counts down to Sunday's leadership vote
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    in northern Greece and rural areas. The two main battlegrounds for Sunday’s ballot will be Attica... profile during the campaign despite trailing his rival by some distance in the first round last month

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  2. The final stretch: Can fearmongering swing the German electorate?
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    Agora

    fell on fruitful grounds, in particular in traditional, rural constituencies and among voters...) and their candidate for chancellor, Armin Laschet. Trailing the Social Democrats (SPD) in the latest

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  3. OPEKEPE hearings ruffle feathers in New Democracy as party waits for Samaras’s next move

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    to the inquiry, in which he claims that he was pressured into resigning by the then rural development... to the fold in 2004 after failing to garner sufficient momentum. After the sudden death of his daughter

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  4. OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
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    percent of city dwellers and 43 pct of rural residents live more than 45 minutes from a hospital... services, Greece’s healthcare system is failing to protect its citizens financially. Only 60.9 pct

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  5. PM’s rivals rally to farmers’ cause as protests continue across country
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    . The crisis also highlights broader themes in Greek politics. Rural discontent has long been a potent... of farmers” and failing to provide meaningful solutions, arguing that New Democracy’s stance

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  6. Fresh inquiry looms as file on farming subsidy investigation reaches Parliament
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    emerged so far from the 3,000-page file confirms earlier reports that two former rural development... payments scandal over the coming months. The Rural Development Ministry is already bracing for a backlash..., this concerns 2.9 million euros handed out for fraudulently declared livestock. Rural Development Minister

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  7. Newsletter 482 - 31/10/2025

    Newsletters

    familiar: Stalled subsidy payments, rising rural anger, fraying unity inside New Democracy, and a centre... and historic compensation delays has pushed the traditionally conservative-voting rural community... ministers implicated in the probes — former rural development minister Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis

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  8. Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025

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    % of mail are now delivered directly to homes. Internal and rural discontent Yet the rollout... chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. MPs from rural constituencies were particularly... tensions in rural Greece, where delays in agricultural subsidies and the ongoing sheep pox crisis have

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  9. Newsletter 484 - 14/11/2025

    Newsletters

    PoliticsMitsotakis bets on energy diplomacy and rural outreachPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... at Alexandroupoli airport. Local media described the scene as emblematic of rural frustration, where anger... for natural disasters. Yet his assurances failed to calm the mood. Rural voters feel increasingly abandoned

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  10. Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025

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    over delayed subsidies and the OPEKEPE payments scandal threatens to boil over. Rural Development... no sign of fading, and risks eroding the government’s credibility among rural voters. Labour deal...% of households in cities and 28% in rural areas fall into this category, compared with roughly 10% in EU cities

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