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Seeking showdown in Parliament, SYRIZA tables censure motion over surveillance report
PoliticsGreek Politicsissue to the attention of the public which has so far remained aloof. To date, most of the coverage of the surveillance affair has been limited to small-circulation media or upstart news websites, and this has allowed New Democracy to dismiss it as at best a niche partisan concern, and in the worst
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Athens and Ankara keep ties ticking over pending elections
PoliticsForeign PolicyParty (AKP) rule, the opposition led by Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has a shot at winning both races as it has reportedly been endorsed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers... to be different. Ankara’s approach to this matter has been very clear, especially following the collapse
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PASOK's Androulakis eyes kingmaker role as margin between main players shrinks
PoliticsGreek Politics. The New Democracy president has been trying to corner Androulakis on the subject ever since his election... foothold for its agenda. Mitsotakis, on the other hand, has tended to treat the first vote... digits briefly after his rise to the leadership, it has subsequently failed to hold on to its ratings
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Newsletter 377 - 07/04/2023
for Skai TV suggests that support for New Democracy has edged up again by 1 point since mid-March... of the Tempe accident, Ellines has emerged as the chief political beneficiary of public anger against... criterion, the decision to place a former Supreme Court prosecutor at the head of the party has rung
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ND quick out of blocks as election race gets underway officially
PoliticsGreek Politics, although still below the 30.2 pct reached before the deadly train collision. SYRIZA’s support has also inched up to 22.2 pct, although the gap between the two leading parties has now grown to 5.6..., only 26 pct of Greeks felt the country was moving in the right direction. This figure has now risen
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ND aims to see off threat from right, with focus on fringe religious party
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe surprise performance of smaller parties in the May 21 elections has New Democracy worried about.... The unexpected surge has turned the focus on the complex arithmetic of seat allocation, which could turn... necessitating a third election. Threat from right The unexpected rise of Niki has caused consternation
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Government fleshes out priorities, SYRIZA sets dates for leadership vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid a heatwave that has put the government on alert for potential wildfires, and an early blow... for the new term. Meanwhile, after some deliberation, SYRIZA has arrived at the formula that will lead... “Greece become Europe in every way.” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already identified improving
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Government focuses on safe evacuation as pressure from fires mounts
PoliticsGreek Politicsempty words. PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis stressed that the state has a responsibility to bring..., New Democracy has shielded itself from any political fallout related to the wildfires that have.... Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has made a point of visiting the Civil Protection
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Raging fires and deaths force government onto defensive, create dangerous mix
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a bid to fend off the growing political criticism it has suffered as wildfires batter the country, the government has pledged to hold a leaders’ debate about how the Greek authorities have dealt... of criticism Mitsotakis is likely to face. He suggested that the impact of the fires has been made
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Kasselakis puts on friendly face for big business, compounding SYRIZA unease
PoliticsGreek Politicspresident Stefanos Kasselakis has attempted to court Greece’s industrialists by declaring that the leftists... entrepreneur” and suggested that his party, which has often had a confrontational relationship with big... to his leadership. The new leader, for instance, has not been able to name a shadow cabinet yet as many
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