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Spotlight on far-right party that might upset election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith opinion polls failing to predict a clear-cut result in May’s elections, attention has turned... has been able to conduct a political campaign from his prison cell using social media, including.... In the aftermath of the Tempe accident, Ellines has emerged as the chief political beneficiary of public
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Mitsotakis seeks to banish health system concerns with reform pledge, candidate removal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has stated that reforming Greece’s health service will be one of his main goals should New Democracy return to power for a second four-year term, but his party has encountered some rare turbulence over this issue. Mitsotakis has made it clear that he believes the national health
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Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications
PoliticsGreek Politicswould have hoped. Every major opinion poll published since the May 25 vote has indicated that seven..., SYRIZA and PASOK. If opinion polls are correct, neither of the two groupings has been making any... in the local media are starting to focus on what his next government might look like. Mitsotakis has
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ND confident in migration stance as polls point to decisive victory on June 25
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe debate around migration, which has been sparked by the tragedy off the coast of the Peloponnese... as the centre-right party believes it has strong public backing for its “tough but fair” stance on the issue... issue also has a powerful connotation vis a vis Greece’s tricky relationship with its biggest neighbour
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ND lead unabated in face of last-minute disputes over migrant boat sinking, minority votes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe accident took place under the interim government, the political reaction has been heated. SYRIZA... and called for a full investigation into the incident. For his part, Mitsotakis has placed the blame... as possible”. New Democracy has accused the opposition of slandering the coastguard and damaging Greece
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Newsletter 386 - 23/06/2023
there has already been one vote, and this leads to complacency among conservative supporters... polls has prompted speculation over the past few days about what Mitsotakis’s next government might look... the government and keeping the officials on their toes. Mitsotakis has also spoken publicly of his intention
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Tsipras resigns, paves way for leadership contest at SYRIZA as left looks to regroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has announced that he is stepping down as leader of SYRIZA after roughly 15 years... that he might seek a new mandate to stay on as leader of SYRIZA, which he has been president of since... has brief experience in government, serving as general secretary at the Shipping Ministry when
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PM takes central role as fires continue to rage
PoliticsGreek Politicsany lives. The authorities’ inability to bring several large blazes close to Athens under control has... that more money has been made available to municipalities this year – 25 million euros compared... the last couple of days, the role of local authorities has been highlighted, perhaps encouraging viewers
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Wildfire threat to air base puts government in embarrassing position
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be rescued by boat. The incident has prompted a series of questions about how the wildfire could... to contain the blazes does not exist. Also, the current government has made the strengthening... emblematic policies and one which has received strong public support. Against this backdrop, the sight
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Growing challenges await PM following summer break
PoliticsGreek Politicsreform of the public administration, which has displayed many of its chronic weaknesses over..., the fringe far-right party that elected 12 MPs this summer. Building on that success, he has decided... of Athens. Although Kasidiaris has no hope of winning, this will be an attempt to show that he
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