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Turkish truculence added to factors being considered as PM weighs up snap polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsrather than wait until next summer. One school of thought is that the deterioration... Greek voters see him as being best placed to handle such sensitive foreign policy issues than his... a single-party government with a strong mandate rather than a potentially awkward coalition. Speaking
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Handling of energy crisis under fire as gas interruption tests supply security
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government was slow to address, preferring to rely on handouts rather than confronting vested interests... noted that the electricity system is better placed than last summer to cope with high demand, thanks... to excite more political engagement than has traditionally been the case, however at the current
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Flashpoints fuel contest for centrist voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsvoters, especially centrists, that despite what the PM may claim, ND is much further to the right than... that the right-wing of ND controls the party, rather than the moderate, reformist faction led by Mitsotakis... capable than his rivals, and where the difference is not so pronounced. For example, 40 pct
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Fires continue to test capabilities and spark political confrontation
PoliticsGreek Politicsand 12.3 pct for PASOK-KINAL. No other party garners more than 6 pct of the voters’ backing. However, 10... 10 more seats than the centre-right party, but they would also need a third party to form... voters would overwhelmingly prefer an alliance with ND rather than SYRIZA, by 53 to 17.5 pct. Despite
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Numbers stacking up for PM to announce winter relief package
PoliticsGreek Politicsearly to discuss the details. He did, however, say that he is more hopeful than a few months ago... subsidy scheme is linked to gas prices. As things stand, some 300 million euros a month more than... for 2022 may reach as much as 204 billion euros, some 7 billion euros more than expected, due
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Phone-tapping scandal causing ripple effect across political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicsas interior minister in a New Democracy government more than a decade ago, is considered to still... Court prosecutor that is investigating the leaking of EYP’s activities, rather than the wiretapping... level, rather than domestically. Within Greece, the judicial investigation appears limited, New
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Govt puts focus on handouts, migration to take heat off surveillance affair
PoliticsGreek Politicsof better-than-expected tax revenues, as well as the strong performance of tourism over the summer months... rises in electricity bills in the last four months of the year has already more than doubled from... on the offensive following accusations that it chose to “cede territory to Turkey” rather than rescue
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Govt unveils affordable housing scheme, but struggles to shunt wiretapping aside
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan the conservatives. Also, younger voters are more likely to support SYRIZA or PASOK than... voters even though they tend to be less reliable than older members of the electorate, where ND has
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Government seizes crisis moment to boost investment in energy infrastructure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe surveillance of PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis. On related issues, more than half (56 pct... presented with a dilemma between security and freedom, more than two thirds prioritise freedom... elections (52 percent versus 45 percent). Fewer than a third of Greeks polled for the survey feel
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Migration back on main political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicson the European Union to act, came less than 24 hours after he also tweeted a video of what he claimed showed... to show that they are tougher on the issue of irregular migration and asylum seeking than..., and certainly far higher rating regarding these policy areas than SYRIZA. The opposition party, which argues
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