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Greece's never-ending election campaign
Agorawell-off will be those who will benefit most from the return of economic growth, supported by measures... future. Where Tsipras wants the state to look after the worst-off, Mitsotakis envisages a booming economy..., he will be able to convince enough undecided voters (roughly one in three of whom voted for SYRIZA
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
Agorataking Tsipras believed. The deal was done very quickly. It had probably been wrapped up weeks... delivering little in return is a stigma that both men will find hard to shake off. Tsipras has put... dedication than one could have imagined just months earlier. In the end, this is what salvaged
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Newsletter 342 - 17/06/2022
if the conservatives cannot win an outright majority. One possible flaw in this plan could... essentially place Greece out of the markets unless pressure eases off to more reasonable levels.... That said, Greece will have to walk a very narrow fiscal path with the country expected to deliver primary
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Govt lines up new handouts to fight inflation as SYRIZA moves to election footing
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a one-off 200-euro payment. The improved budget execution performance in April and May... of his four-year term to hold elections, he will not be able to hold off the wear-and-tear his party... will be held under a proportional representation system without any bonus seats. Mitsotakis has been very
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Rule of law concerns in spotlight again as government focusses on farmers' grievances
PoliticsGreek Politics51st place in 2022. This placed Greece as one of the lowest-ranked European Union countries, nestled... sector corruption on a scale of 0-100, where 0 means highly corrupt and 100 means very clean. Each... bills cut off in the case of bills being unpaid. He accepted that the government should have moved
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Government defends economic recovery narrative as first poll after summer break lands
PoliticsGreek Politicsare increasingly better off. This has been one of New Democracy’s strongest cards, although rising... Skertsos published a lengthy social media post hitting back at the argument that Greeks are the worse off... that will probably be read by very few voters was proof of the government’s determination to defend its economic
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SYRIZA braces for new challenge to Kasselakis's leadership
PoliticsGreek Politicscritics within the party. The very public dispute has coincided with the latest opinion polls showing... will have fended off another challenge to his leadership. This will leave him in charge... between the prospective leaders – one before the first round of voting on October 6, and another
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Mitsotakis dangles carrot of more tax cuts as SYRIZA heads for leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. Although this is still a very workable majority, Mistotakis will be aware that he cannot afford to lose any... that this had been one of the government’s policy goals. He said that the budget is 1.8 billion euros better off due to less tax evasion, and that if this becomes a permanent feature, he
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Newsletter 477 - 26/09/2025
PoliticsPost-TIF lift-off fails to arrive as voters remain restlessIf Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his aides had been hoping for some kind of lift-off after the announcement of around 1.7 billion euros... elicited only a tepid response. Prorata finds that roughly one in four respondents expresses relative
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Athens hoping for period of calm in Greek-Turkish relations after PM's talks with Erdogan
PoliticsForeign Policy. It was “a very open and honest” discussion, according to the Greek prime minister, which lasted approximately... Vartholomaios later on Sunday. He admitted however that differences “are not bridged from one day... also faces the possibility of elections by mid-2023 at the latest. Turkey also wants stability as well
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