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Agorathe disaster, which has been responsible for 99 deaths so far. This ended any government plans to celebrate... by the fiscal targets it has agreed, even if it also wants greater policy autonomy now that the third programme has been completed. On the other hand, the announcements were not of the type to get investors
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA has indicated that it is willing to do a favour to its former coalition partner, Independent.... Parliamentary rules mean that once a party has less then five MPs in Parliament, it ceases to have... a permanent representation on parliamentary committees. Centrist To Potami has suffered this fate
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SYRIZA sets out strategy for European vote with eye on general elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSpeculation about the national vote has been overshadowed this week by the parties’ preparations... as undecided and which has mostly centrist characteristics. This move by SYRIZA is also aimed at isolating centre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) which has so far refused to enter into any kind
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Ousting of govt MP brings to fore leadership unease, angst over far right
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has ousted the deputy from New Democracy’s parliamentary group, reducing...,” concluded Dendias, who has in the past earned plaudits for confronting Golden Dawn MPs head... parliamentarian in the past. This has also fuelled speculation that the PM felt he had to take
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Leaders joust over Covid policy as death toll rises but public interest wanes
PoliticsGreek Politicsat winning over the middle class, which has been the subject of a tug-of-war between the two for several... leader argued that as a result of the government’s mishandling of the pandemic, Greece now has... population has been fully vaccinated. As of Friday, 58.8 pct of all Greeks had received both Covid jabs
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Opposition parties step up pressure after back-and-forth over election date
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister. This concept has been rejected by Mitsotakis, who insists that the leader of the winning party... to improve their standing ahead of the next vote. SYRIZA has made it clear that it is not taking.... With this in mind, the opposition party has not made any alterations to its plans to rally support over the coming
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Newsletter 346 - 15/07/2022
wants to see out his four-year term as PM, the government’s focus, and its communication strategy, has shifted to what further relief measures ND might be able to adopt in the autumn. The PM has already.... By then, the Finance Ministry will have a clearer picture of how much extra revenue tourism has generated
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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politics. Support for the ruling conservatives has risen from 31 pct in the previous Alco survey to 32.1 in the current iteration, when only valid ballots are factored in. SYRIZA’s backing has risen by 1 percentage point to 25.1 pct. Third-placed PASOK has largely paid the price for this apparent rallying
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSunday, the election campaign has been overshadowed by a fresh row over the government’s efforts... deeming who will be able to stand in the upcoming elections. Interior Minister Makis Voridis has... parties, who have complained about how New Democracy has handled the process from the start
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Newsletter 436 - 11/10/2024
Parliament vote, show that the party performs well in rural areas but has trouble mustering support... that SYRIZA has experienced and the slide in the opinion polls that these have triggered. History... Mitsotakis and his centre-right government. Doukas has so far given the impression that his aim
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