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Approval of street protest law a potential source of political tumult
PoliticsGreek Politicsnumbers 22 MPs, on Friday. All eyes are on whether this has caused an irreparable rift within...) in the opinion polls, its status in Greek politics carries some significance because it has held... the last few days to show a slight narrowing of the large lead New Democracy has over SYRIZA. Support
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Govt stands firm on 'no lockdown' message, pins hopes on vaccination surge
PoliticsGreek Politics”. Mitsotakis told CNN that the government has a range of other measures ready to deploy if necessary, including... Loverdos has said he will announce his endorsement. Commentators have been reading his earlier statement... the leadership. Regardless of the eventual winner, the high level of engagement in the leadership race has
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KINAL edges towards more central role in political developments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSolution, with which Tsipras clearly has no intention of cooperating. This would mean forming... for all three leading parties has increased since December, perhaps reflecting a growing engagement... leader has revitalised the party and flicked a switch for a large group of voters. Time will tell
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Athens and Ankara keep ties ticking over pending elections
PoliticsForeign PolicyParty (AKP) rule, the opposition led by Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has a shot at winning both races as it has reportedly been endorsed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers... to be different. Ankara’s approach to this matter has been very clear, especially following the collapse
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Rule of law concerns in spotlight again as government focusses on farmers' grievances
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween Malaysia and Namibia. Greece’s score has increased over the last decade, from 40 in 2013 to 49 last year, suggesting that the country is perceived to be less corrupt. However, there has been... in other independent watchdogs as some of the reasons that the perception of corruption in Greece has
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Inflation and property data cloud economic picture
EconomyMacroeconomyAlthough most of the attention after the Easter break in Greece has gradually shifting towards... the Greek government has in its sights because it argues that they are contributing to the high cost... and imported. However, over the last few months, Greece has decoupled from the rest of Europe. Its
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PM's target for EP vote seems in reach as twist emerges in battle for second
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the surveys has cast doubt on whether SYRIZA will come second, ahead of PASOK. A GPO poll for Star... of the vote that ND gained in the last EP vote five years ago. This is the target that Mitsotakis has set... that there is a high degree of uncertainty regarding the support for SYRIZA and Greek Solution. It has been
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Jockeying over presidential nomination points to parties' longer-term political goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsstalwart Prokopis Pavlopoulos in 2015. However, Mitsotakis has a particular reason for considering a nominee from the centre left. He wants to show that he has the upper hand over PASOK and that he... from the centre left themselves. PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has so far not shown any interest
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ND braces for rural backlash to OPEKEPE scandal as law and order initiatives take centre stage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe prospect of further delays in agricultural support payments has New Democracy lawmakers rattled... for payments from the agency at the heart of the fraud to the independent tax authority (IAPR) has had a knock... angry at the chaotic handling of an outbreak of sheep and goat pox, which has seen local
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Government tries to shake off OPEKEPE stigma as PASOK struggles to make gains
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the European Parliament elections. Despite winning a new mandate then, Androulakis has... into the OPEKEPE scandal, which the government has ensured does not have court-like powers, it is clear..., which has been at the centre of the alleged fraudulent farming subsidy claims. Voridis had
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