Search
-
Mitsotakis defends his record against backdrop of tough migration package
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPM Kyriakos Mitsotakis used the announcement of emergency measures to tackle a surge in migrant arrivals to mark New Democracy’s six years in power. The prime minister launched an attack on his political opponents, including his predecessor Alexis Tsipr...
27% -
PM prepares to defend inflation fight against backdrop of political gridlock
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to respond in Parliament this Friday to opposition questions about the measures the government is taking to tackle inflation, which remains a top concern for voters. The debate is being held in the wake of two n...
27% -
Tsipras facing decision over timing of vote on Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the Interior Ministry is asking for an extra 60 million euros from the Finance Ministry to carry out... to discuss election issues. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis has reportedly stepped up his meetings... to eke out the extra votes that would push the party over the 3 percent threshold for entering
26% -
Mitsotakis sworn in as prime minister as attention turns to Cabinet picks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDendias are tipped to return to former posts at the Labour and Interior Ministries respectively... the Interior Ministry. Chrisochoidis appointed the ministry under former Prime Minister George... Dawn party failed to cross the 3% threshold necessary to elect MPs, falling just short with 2.93
26% -
Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politicswith responsibility of overseeing the government’s role in Parliament. Former Interior Minister Makis Voridis... to Education, which Niki Kerameus will leave to take over as the new interior minister. Former Citizens... in a 1,000-euro increase in the tax-free threshold for couples with children. The new, eight-party
26% -
Government tries to contain fallout from breach of voters' data
PoliticsGreek Politicsgiven the ongoing investigation into a potential data breach at the Interior Ministry. The MEP... Data Protection Authority, the Interior Ministry and a public prosecutor. It was also announced on Friday that Interior Ministry general secretary Michalis Stavrianoudakis and New Democracy’s secretary
25% -
Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof separate investigations by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country’s Data...-Michelle Asimakopoulou from the upcoming EP elections and the resignation of a senior Interior... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker
25% -
The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesPENSIONS MASSACRE”. Projected on the backdrop, a dense table of numbers several columns wide defies... the poverty threshold (defined as 60 percent of the median income) than all other employment categories... that living standards have worsened for everyone. The poverty threshold has falling as the median income
25% -
Left poised for watershed moment as parties adjust to new opposition landscape
PoliticsGreek Politics, riven by internal conflict, and lacking a coherent governing alternative. Against this backdrop... below the parliamentary threshold. In the leadership suitability ratings, Mitsotakis leads at 30... holds 156 MPs and PASOK 32; together they comfortably exceed the 180-vote threshold required
25% -
Newsletter 507 - 05/06/2026
. Against this backdrop, Mitsotakis has sought to shift the narrative back to policy delivery. He... below the 3% parliamentary threshold, often around 1–2%. New Left, the SYRIZA breakaway formed last... ranging from 23.5% to 28.6%. However, these numbers are consistently short of the threshold required
25%