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Androulakis attacks PM over rule of law, but PASOK's dilemma remains
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis, although the centre-left politician has not been able to rid himself of questions... of the government, since last summer, it is probably the first time that the PASOK leader has put all... from government-friendly media outlets that want to ensure Mitsotakis has an obvious and available
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Moment of reckoning for SYRIZA as firebrand MP threatened with deselection
PoliticsGreek Politicslead to Polakis walking out of the party of which he has been a prominent element on the national... policies. The tension between the Cretan lawmaker and the party hierarchy has been simmering for some.... In turn, New Democracy has pointed to Polakis to argue that SYRIZA still espouses the populist rhetoric
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ND prepares for opinion poll hit after crash protests, shaky communications
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment has been in crisis management for over a week now, offering repeated assurances... with the public, their message has been undermined by offhand statements made to the media by other New... Giorgos Karaivaz, which there has been no progress in solving and bringing to justice, but also
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Mitsotakis revives spectre of political instability as polls show ND lead diminished
PoliticsGreek Politicsin New Democracy’s four-year term, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set in motion the campaign... by parties of the left, specifically SYRIZA, PASOK and MeRA25 - what he has taken to calling... performance as poor. This confirms earlier findings that although ND has been damaged by the accident
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Top judge's resignation over election law overshadows campaigns
PoliticsGreek Politicson, as the opposition has fixed on claims by the former judge that the government attempted to bribe him... that despite paying lip service to sound governance, New Democracy has tried to undermine the independence..., in turn, has not shied away from personal attacks on regulators and judges, as in the case
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S&P only ups outlook, waits for political clarity before rating move
Economyof implementing structural reforms. Additionally, the government has closed the fiscal deficit faster..., which has also led to solid credit expansion with the RRF also being a contributing factor. The role... inconclusive or the next government has different priorities, both of which will lead to delays
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Androulakis keeps coalition options open as polls suggest deadlock likely in first vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsindicates that support for the conservatives has increased by 1.7 points since the company’s last poll to 29.7 pct, while SYRIZA’s backing has only edged up 0.2 points to 24.9 pct. There was also... opposition leader Alexis Tsipras with the latest data. New Democracy’s manifesto has also been more
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SYRIZA on defensive as election campaign draws to close
PoliticsGreek Politicsquickly to clarify that it has no such plans, the decision for Katrougalos to step down... in 2015 is one that the party has never been able to shake off and the ex-minister’s comments seemed like a gift to a New Democracy party that has insisted SYRIZA favours a tax-and-spend approach, while
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Markets buoyed by election result
Economyon Monday, taking the index to 1,200 points, the highest it has seen for over a decade, with very... of the result and has assessed it as credit positive, suggesting policy continuity, hinting... that he has established a good relationship with markets and investors, who see one more term of his
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Opinion poll offers Mitsotakis encouragement in quest for majority
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest opinion poll to be published since the May 21 elections has provided New Democracy... not to watch news programmes. It is thought that this tactic has helped Mitsotakis enhance his... to 16 pct who prefer Tsipras. SYRIZA stuck SYRIZA has yet to find a formula to counter the simple
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