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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs anger over Tuesday’s deadly train collision dominates the front pages of the national papers, the search for the causes behind the accident has supplanted speculation over elections at the top of the political agenda. On Wednesday, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis stepped in to try and limit
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Newsletter 372 - 03/03/2023
compared to other European countries. This anger was compounded by unionists pointing out that they have
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Political clash brewing over fatal train collision, railway safety
PoliticsGreek Politicsedge up further as the process of identifying the bodies recovered from the wreckage continues. Anger
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Newsletter 373 - 10/03/2023
to their polling stations after the Easter celebrations, which also might help dampen the current anger
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Sensing weakened government, opposition pushes back against blame-sharing for rail accident
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe continuing expressions of public anger sparked by the deadly train collision in central Greece almost two weeks ago have given the opposition the upper hand as New Democracy struggles to maintain a consistent line against its falling popularity ratings. With the election date pushed back
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New Democracy pins hopes on minimum wage hike to reverse poll losses
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe New Democracy government has unveiled an inflation-busting minimum wage hike a day after the latest wave strikes and protests over the rail accident at Tempe brought towns and cities across the country to a standstill. Another round of polls confirms the surge of public anger directed
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Mitsotakis revives spectre of political instability as polls show ND lead diminished
PoliticsGreek Politicssurge of anger over the crash dissipates and the government and supportive media are able to put
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Election campaign moves into gear, opinion poll data still equivocal
PoliticsGreek Politics, and anger at 42 pct, up 6 points. The opposition parties will also be aiming to attract many
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Grassroots protests highlight public discontent with development policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the public sector. Other issues which have sparked public anger in recent weeks relate to the impact
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Newsletter 377 - 07/04/2023
of the Tempe accident, Ellines has emerged as the chief political beneficiary of public anger against
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