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Mitsotakis puts party unity above consensus with president pick
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has confirmed last-minute rumours by proposing the Speaker... is of secondary importance compared to those qualities. Mitsotakis added that the fact that Tasoulas has been... of 300 votes, proved that he has the capacity to unify. As to the reasons why he did not support
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Mitsotakis looks for silver lining in Trump 2.0 as right wing MPs see vindication in President's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicspolicy has shifted since experiencing a political backlash from high energy prices, from his... of Donald Trump restored a sense of national pride. The mood music in the governing party has changed... then, Mitsotakis has been fighting to keep conservative voters onside, against the smaller parties to the right
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Newsletter 449 - 31/01/2025
shielding political figures from a potential prosecution. The rekindling of the Tempe issue has undermined... calendar that has scheduled elections early in the summer of 2027, as the new regime would apply just..., but also has not seen any benefits from the government’s previous tax reforms in 2019. The government
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Public seems convinced of cover up as PM struggles to escape Tempe tremors
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the crash site has come under scrutiny. What happened in the days after the crash has become... that Samaras, ousted from the ruling party last year, has been publicly critical of how the government... believe the government has been involved in a cover up over the surveillance scandal. The figure stands
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PM seeks escape from Tempe in reforms agenda, as opposition parties mull next move
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been trying to highlight the government initiatives which he hopes demonstrate commitment... in Thessaloniki. The task of defending the government against attacks by the opposition has been left mostly... the most effective timing. While SYRIZA is pressing for immediate action, it has not been able to gather
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Government's focus on defence, plans for more procurements put opposition in tough spot
PoliticsGreek Politicsmissiles. The government’s recent focus on defence issues has a distinct domestic angle to it. There has been a concerted effort by the ruling conservatives to turn to issues where they believe... party has managed to stop this decline. It remains to be seen if it can reverse it. Tricky for opponents
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New Democracy faces claims of dark funding after revelation of links to internet campaign group
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA political storm has erupted after reports linked a pro-New Democracy online group to a network.... The call for answers from the government has been joined by other opposition parties, including Greek... to combatting the opposition’s “fake news”. The opposition, however, has not found the explanation persuasive
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PM set on sharing out more economic benefits in bid to recover support
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has let it be known through the local media that apart from the next reduction, by 0.5... abroad to return to their homeland. The government has been on a drive to convince Greeks to return... addressing the housing crisis, which has seen Greeks in major cities shut out of the market because
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween the two parties is slight, the prominence that Konstantopoulou has gained over recent weeks... and centre left has contributed to a general lack of belief in PASOK’s ability to mount a serious... Androulakis has been eclipsed by the strident and media-savvy Konstantopoulou. The Course of Freedom
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Government turns attention to public sector in latest effort to woo voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a previous New Democracy-led government, has made it clear that he wants performance evaluation for civil... structural reforms. However, its implementation has been patchy over the years and the PM wants to make... that Konstantopoulou, whose party has surged to second place on the back of her prominent role in litigating
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