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Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicsin May at the behest of Mitsotakis in order to weaken SYRIZA. Plefsi was one of the surprise success
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Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDecember, reflects deeper strains in Greece’s rural economy. Rising fuel and electricity prices have... become a flashpoint. For Mitsotakis, the timing is delicate. With elections approaching, rural discontent.... For the government, limiting concessions preserves credibility but risks alienating rural voters
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Fresh inquiry looms as file on farming subsidy investigation reaches Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsemerged so far from the 3,000-page file confirms earlier reports that two former rural development... concern that the government may try to delay a decision in order to exhaust the statute of limitations... payments scandal over the coming months. The Rural Development Ministry is already bracing for a backlash
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Predatorgate and OPEKEPE offer opposition ammunition amid deteriorating public sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politicsblackmail material which would be used to prevent him from becoming leader of PASOK in the party’s... altogether has also been hinted at by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Rural Affairs Minister Kostas... are stoking discontent in rural areas, with farmers accusing the government of neglecting the sector, while
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OPEKEPE, Predator and Ankara tension set tone for post-Easter politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 13 New Democracy MPs and two former ministers. The material includes conversations about... of an organisation treated as a political patronage mechanism in rural constituencies. The political management... the reporting, with Deputy Rural Development Minister Makarios Lazaridis publicly disputing aspects
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Newsletter 443 - 29/11/2024
landscape. After months of acrimony, SYRIZA elected Sokratis Famellos, the party’s former... in cities and just over 24 pct in rural areas. Denmark follows Greece with similar figures in cities... and under 7 pct for rural areas. Looking at the housing costs as part of disposable income, Greece
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Hoping to continue poll recovery, PM tries to put lid on subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsdisagree with this stance, arguing that all five of the New Democracy officials who have served as Rural... offences. On Saturday, ANT-1 TV revealed that in 2019, the then Rural Development Minister Makis.... But the landscape has shifted significantly since then. According to a recent MRB poll for Open TV, the party’s
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Resignations over EU subsidy scandal deliver new blow to PM, further tarnishing image
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHatsivassileiou, Deputy Rural Development Minister Dionyssis Stamenitis and Deputy Digital Governance Minister Christos Boukoros, as well as the Rural Development Ministry’s general secretary, Giorgos... that the former head of OPEKEPE, Grigoris Varras, twice informed Voridis when he was the rural
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Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration..., while opposition parties are eager to amplify rural grievances. For now, the farmers’ mobilisation... order, implicitly contrasting his party’s stance with what he described as government complacency
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Post Office branch closures spark internal revolt in ND as voter scepticism grows
PoliticsGreek Politics. “The country isn’t a corporation,” said Katsaniotis, echoing concerns that rural communities are being left... landscape ahead of the 2027 elections. PASOK’s conference plans With its spring 2026 conference... its role in Greece’s political landscape.
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