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PM's target for EP vote seems in reach as twist emerges in battle for second
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the upcoming ballot. It is also more than double leftist SYRIZA’s projected score of 16.2 pct, three... to achieve a higher share of the vote than ultranationalist Greek Solution by some distance: 11.2 pct... of voters it is drawing support from. Rather than relying on supporters firmly rooted on the left, SYRIZA
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Campaigns reach conclusion as polls indicate surprises are unlikely
PoliticsGreek Politicsand outside of his party. PASOK By contrast, support of less than 12 pct and several points lower than SYRIZA will be alarming for PASOK and Androulakis. The former MEP will want to emerge from... to differentiate itself from SYRIZA, arguing that it has more substance as an opposition party than
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Lacklustre performance in EP elections raises key questions for mainstream parties
PoliticsGreek Politics5 points lower than PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s stated target of 33. The conservative ruling party secured just 7 seats in the European Parliament, one fewer than in the last elections in 2019. Greeting... first elections as leader. Although lower than the party’s 2019 performance this target would
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Impact of EP elections continues to reverberate across main parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the June 9 elections, where it garnered just 28.3 percent of the vote rather than the goal of 33 percent... 15 percent of the vote rather than the 20 percent he had said he aspired to. The tone of the posts...” from his predecessors and would prefer to rationalise spending rather than seek bank loans or dark
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Reports raise questions about some economic policy decisions
EconomyMacroeconomythan the 2.5 pct forecast of the Finance Ministry. Greece’s central bank notes that the estimates... of a cumulative inflation of 16 pct from the end of 2019 to the first quarter of 2024, more than 9 pct... in Greece. Opposition parties have been arguing for more than two years that the government allowed
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Scope leaves rating unchanged at BBB-, ups outlook to positive due to solid fiscal performance
Economyare expected to be stronger than previously estimated. Scope now sees Greece running a primary... sees Greece having a lower debt ratio than Italy by 2026, a country rated higher than Greece at ‘BBB
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Mitsotakis underlines support for MEP Beleri as field for PASOK leadership vote widens
PoliticsGreek Politics, especially given that PASOK’s current support comes predominantly from rural rather than urban areas... eventually won, beating off a challenge from Evangelos Venizelos. It is worth noting that more than... round three years ago, falling to less than 208,000 in the run-off vote in which Androulakis beat
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Mitsotakis argues there is no alternative as SYRIZA officials push Kasselakis out
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan the half a point that had been planned. The change was made possible following talks between... term was more limited in scope and ambition than over the last few years, he seems aware... on unseating Kasselakis than on providing a credible political alternative to the ruling conservatives
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Concerns about insipid public consultation process highlighted by treatment of climate plan
EconomyFeaturessurvey. Among its key findings are that fewer than one in ten young people (8 percent) have taken... – fewer than one in 10 reports of the findings of consultations on environmental issues were reported... was little more than a formality. The findings suggest that although there is a cursory attempt
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PASOK sets terms for leadership debate as voters show mild interest in vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the European Parliament elections in June, but 3 points higher than SYRIZA’s poll score. Support...-minister, Pavlos Geroulanos, on 16 pct. No other candidate gets more than 4 pct support. New... European Parliament result by more than ND: 4.9 points to 4.3 points.
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