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Parties give first hint of strategies in reaction to poll announcement
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPolitical parties in Greece kicked into full election mode after the prime minister announced that he plans to go to the polls on May 21. With the ruling party’s lead slashed in the aftermath... to secure a majority. The elections on May 21 will be governed for the first time by proportional
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Leaders hit campaign trail as ratings remain finely balanced
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs party leaders hit the campaign trail in search of votes ahead of the May 21 elections, the latest opinion poll to be published during March indicates that the result of the ballot still remains... options If these numbers were replicated in the May 21 elections, there would be little prospect
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SYRIZA sets sights on "progressive coalition" after first ballot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTV that if his party comes first on May 21, the smaller parties and the centre and left... majority on May 21, but would interpret a lead as a signal to try for an outright win in repeat
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Mitsotakis, Tsipras criss-cross Greece as support for main parties edges up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras are continuing to criss-cross Greece in a bit to drum up support ahead of the May 21 elections as some voters seem to be moving... towards the main political groupings as the May 21 election date approaches. Nevertheless, support for New
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ND quick out of blocks as election race gets underway officially
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe election campaign gets underway officially this week, after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked for Parliament to be dissolved ahead of the May 21 vote, and the ruling New Democracy party... of numbers that might allow them to form a viable coalition after the May 21 vote, while for ND
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsBuoyed by another opinion poll showing that his party is starting to pick up support ahead of the May 21 elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to set out his policy agenda on Wednesday... to form a coalition and only opt for a second ballot if the negotiations fail. There is also 21 pct
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Mitsotakis asks voters for four more years to deliver high-wage, low-tax programme
PoliticsGreek Politics. The results still do not offer a clear outcome in the May 21 elections, keeping alive discussions... the prospect of his party coming first on May 21; however, restating the argument in pragmatic rather than
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Tsipras pitches SYRIZA election manifesto as basis for progressive coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicssaid he was confident that the May 21 elections under the proportional majority system would give... approach to the May 21 ballot. The fear is that complacent ND supporters combined with undecided voters
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Piraeus Bank net interest income jumps to 420 mln in Q1, up 71 pct
EconomyBankingimpairments stood at 21 million euros, from 152 million euros in Q1 2022. Normalised operating profit... at 203 million in Q1, from 198 million last year. Impairment charges came to 21 million euros in Q1
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Leaders gear up for debate as ND maintains opinion poll lead
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe leaders of Greece’s parliamentary parties are preparing for the only televised debate that will take place before the May 21 elections, which New Democracy is still on course to win and, at least... will encounter each other directly before May 21. For Mitsotakis, it will be another opportunity
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