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Diffuse support fuels speculation about change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsto secure enough support in the next general elections to form a government on its own. This has fuelled... have been damaged by the fragmentation of support, which has seen a number of fringe parties build... to be awarded bonus seats. New Democracy has already changed the electoral law once, switching from
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Middle East escalation prompts government concerns about migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Israel. The Greek air force has already made available a transport plane to evacuate Cypriot... be the unarmed civilians of the wider region. A senior diplomatic source has briefed the state news agency ANA-MPA that Greece has taken the initiative of forming a special task force made up of foreign
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Kasselakis set to be excluded from SYRIZA leadership bid after row over assets
PoliticsGreek Politicsopponents via the party organs in the latest twist in the drama that has consumed the main opposition... to block his candidacy in the leadership elections, while one of his leading critics has called for his... candidates. One of the features of the upcoming contest has been the introduction of tighter
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PM reacts to Trump win as Kasselakis manipulation claims put SYRIZA on knife edge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOusted leader Stefanos Kasselakis has mounted yet another objection in the process to select... Kyriakos Mitsotakis, meanwhile, has congratulated Donald Trump on his victorious campaign to be elected... surprises for Greece’s relations with the US. Kasselakis has fought the decisions of the party
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PASOK emerges as main beneficiary in reshuffling of political deck
PoliticsGreek Politicsat SYRIZA has seen the official opposition’s party slide to fifth place with 6.6 pct, behind... the political deck has been reshuffled dramatically in the last few months. Collectively, SYRIZA splinter... pct. This pattern, which has become entrenched over the last year, is deeply troubling
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Mitsotakis tries to move on from Samaras row but more fallout may follow
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attempted to draw a line under his spat with former Premier... not make his intentions clear now that he has been ousted from the party’s parliamentary group. New..., Mitsotakis stressed that his government has a comfortable parliamentary majority
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Mitsotakis moves to quash polls speculation in aftermath of Samaras ouster
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis dismissed the prospect of early elections and stated that he has no intention... the dramatic events of ten days ago, speculation has been rife that faced with a rebellion in his party... chances. Polling which has taken place in the aftermath of the ouster offers some context
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Newsletter 443 - 29/11/2024
of rescuing SYRIZA from a downward spiral that has seen it slip not only from second position in the polls, but even below third place. The decline has prompted many commentators to wonder whether the leftists... for the past year and where the government has not been able to put forward convincing solutions. Since
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Greek, Turkish FMs keep ties on even keel as OSCE cooperation pays off
PoliticsForeign Policyand Human Rights (ODIHR). “The distinguished jurist Maria Telalian, who has served for many years... as one of the senior Turkish diplomats known for his rigid stance on maritime issues. He has served... Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. Moscow has been at odds with Athens due to Greece’s support towards
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PM weighs up options over pick for president ahead of January decision
PoliticsGreek Politicshas not ruled out the possibility of nominating her again. His sister, Dora Bakoyannis, recently... to the former PM, who has also been critical of Mitsotakis recently. Nominating Dendias as candidate... to the leadership of the ruling centre-right party. Mitsotakis has essentially already followed
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