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Newsletter 279 -13/11/2020
, with women still holding fewer than one in four posts. However, it is the inclusion of controversial... an enhanced PR system, which has already been voted, and would award the winning party an extra 40 seats
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Parties balanced finely as build-up to next elections gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicsholding snap polls this autumn centres on two elements: capitalising on any positives and limiting..., with the winning party receiving bonus seats, around 38 pct of the vote would be needed for a majority
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Newsletter 341 - 10/06/2022
administration, as well as a governing alliance between SYRIZA and PASOK. The argument within ND about holding... in Parliament also looks a longshot at the moment. If a second ballot is held, with the winning party
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Opposition parties step up pressure after back-and-forth over election date
PoliticsGreek Politicsthink the PM is scared of holding elections because he fears losing. The latter comment is not backed... minister. This concept has been rejected by Mitsotakis, who insists that the leader of the winning party
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Exit from enhanced surveillance nears, but fiscal commitments bind Greece until 2060
EconomyProgrammebe a transition period with hand holding so reforms would not be reversed and the unfinished commitments would... administration during the first year, and the current New Democracy government, after winning the national
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Mitsotakis not taking majority for granted despite encouraging poll numbers
PoliticsGreek Politicspct threshold for electing MPs on May 21. The New Democracy leader accused Niki of holding positions..., ND is seen winning 41.2 pct of the vote, compared to 40.8 pct a couple of weeks ago. SYRIZA
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsmunicipalities on Sunday. This included the incumbent Mayor of Patras, Kostas Peletidis, holding... winning seven of Greece’s 13 regional authorities in the first round, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
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Samaras expulsion casts shadow over New Democracy as SYRIZA prepares for leadership polls
PoliticsGreek Politics. In a typically communications-savvy style, the former leader will be holding a vote to name his new venture... that Kasselakis is winning, however the validity of the findings has been questioned by his critics who
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Negative sentiment dominates fragmented political landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicspoll by MRB captures a highly fragmented political landscape, with New Democracy holding... risen to 4.7 pct from 2.7 pct in July, reflecting the party’s increased prominence since winning its
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PM insists on 3 pct election threshold, unveils plans to entice diaspora voters
PoliticsGreek Politics, but only if it secures the constitutionally mandated supermajority of 200 MPs. With New Democracy holding... officials advising him to make it easier for the winning party to gain an outright majority
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