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Mitsotakis looks for silver lining in Trump 2.0 as right wing MPs see vindication in President's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicspolicy has shifted since experiencing a political backlash from high energy prices, from his... of Donald Trump restored a sense of national pride. The mood music in the governing party has changed... then, Mitsotakis has been fighting to keep conservative voters onside, against the smaller parties to the right
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Public seems convinced of cover up as PM struggles to escape Tempe tremors
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the crash site has come under scrutiny. What happened in the days after the crash has become... that Samaras, ousted from the ruling party last year, has been publicly critical of how the government... believe the government has been involved in a cover up over the surveillance scandal. The figure stands
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PM abandons reticence over Tempe, portrays himself as defender of institutions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has abandoned the more reticent and defensive approach he adopted in relation to the Tempe issue following the mass protests on January 26 and has gone... that there has never been a case in railway history of a huge explosion and fire being caused by two
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Opposition unable to find basis for cooperation despite public support
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor further cooperation. Of the four parties’ leaders, SYRIZA president Sokratis Famellos has been the most... Left, the splinter party formed by former SYRIZA MPs. New Left has struggled to make its mark since... freedom and Marinakis’s media empire, under the umbrella of the Alter Ego Media group. Marinakis has been
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New Democracy faces claims of dark funding after revelation of links to internet campaign group
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA political storm has erupted after reports linked a pro-New Democracy online group to a network.... The call for answers from the government has been joined by other opposition parties, including Greek... to combatting the opposition’s “fake news”. The opposition, however, has not found the explanation persuasive
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Government turns attention to public sector in latest effort to woo voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a previous New Democracy-led government, has made it clear that he wants performance evaluation for civil... structural reforms. However, its implementation has been patchy over the years and the PM wants to make... that Konstantopoulou, whose party has surged to second place on the back of her prominent role in litigating
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Opposition takes aim at justice minister over offshore holdings amendment
PoliticsGreek Politicsreport into the accident spilled into Parliament. The government has been claiming victory after... leader Nikos Androulakis also slammed the celebratory tone which the government has adopted over... the former minister, which the government has already said it will reject. New Democracy is weighing up its
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New Democracy rejigs key party posts as Spartiates expulsion leaves gap in Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Skrekas is his choice. Kostas Skrekas has held senior ministerial posts, including Development... has gained confidence from recent polling figures showing that it appears to have arrested its slide... statements. By law, Parliament can function as long as it has more than 200 sitting members, however
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Tsipras pitch for progressive opposition presents New Democracy with new adversary
PoliticsGreek Politicsreemergence is perceived as a threat. Tsipras has been keeping a relatively low profile since resigning... a member. It has long been speculated, however, that he has been looking for the right opportunity... unlikely to survive into the next parliament, while PASOK has failed to gain critical mass, leaving
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Government moves to shake off Tempe affair after opposition bids at prosecution fall flat
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe subject which has dogged the Mitsotakis administration’s second term. Parliament on Wednesday... and Triantopoulos, the damage to the ruling party has been contained for the foreseeable future... crash has dented its credibility with voters, however the PM’s team clearly hopes that it has enough
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