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New bout of turmoil in SYRIZA provides PM with breathing space
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis month. As has become customary for him, Kasselakis responded to this latest internal strife by taking..., and has been since the departure of previous leader Alexis Tsipras last summer. As per normal, there has been no political polling over the last few weeks but rumours have surfaced in the Greek
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PASOK leadership debate highlights tensions as SYRIZA unites briefly for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAndroulakis has been suggesting. This was a theme that reemerged several times during the debate.... This has been a strong theme of Androulakis’s leadership since it was revealed that he was subjected... a realistic vision, honesty and persistence. Tsipras has refrained from making public pronouncements
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Androulakis reaffirmed as PASOK leader, ending talk of centre-left alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Androulakis has held on to the leadership of PASOK after a comfortable victory over... that Androulakis wants to maintain PASOK’s independence and grow the party based on what it has to offer... that the congress has the authority to overrule the committee, while others argue that Saturday’s decision
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Trump win emboldens Mitsotakis critics as Athens ponders implications of surprise result
PoliticsGreek Politicssocially liberal agenda has drawn the focus away from tackling the cost of living and cracking down... the surprise result of the US elections is expected to dominate the agenda. The PM has been..., Mitsotakis has already expressed the hope publicly that the EU will seize the opportunity to “grow up
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Syria developments dominate as Athens steps up diplomatic exchanges
PoliticsForeign Policyprovoke a new wave of refugees. As a result, over the last couple of months Greece has been part... in July, but Athens has rejected this claim and says that such activities require only Greek consent... to the standards of the world’s premier military alliance. Cyprus’s vision of joining NATO has prompted
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Mitsotakis insists on unity as he builds towards 2027 poll contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has doubled down on his commitment to hold elections in 2027... from New Democracy’s group, it has been noticeable that no other MPs have come to his defence or spoken... that ND might lose its majority now that it has been left with 155 MPs, compared to the 158
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Athens ponders Syria shake-up with particular focus on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyto a new wave of refugees. Greece, along with other EU member states, has decided to suspend asylum... on the EU’s anti-terrorism sanctions list as an affiliate of Al-Qaeda. That freezes any assets it has... of the Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf. Gerapetritis has called the issue a “fundamental
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PASOK takes aim at ND with barrage of economic initiatives as PM focusses on party unity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has started the year on the front foot with the first of a series... appears determined to keep up the pressure on the government, a strategy which has delivered... which the social democrats consider their turf. Androulakis has also signalled that PASOK
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Mitsotakis gets policy ball rolling as clues sought for decision on next president
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport. A figure whose name has been repeatedly linked with the position of president is Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras, who has roots in the centre-left but also served as finance minister....” There has been much debate over the last few days about Simitis’s legacy, but Androulakis praised
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Mitsotakis puts party unity above consensus with president pick
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has confirmed last-minute rumours by proposing the Speaker... is of secondary importance compared to those qualities. Mitsotakis added that the fact that Tasoulas has been... of 300 votes, proved that he has the capacity to unify. As to the reasons why he did not support
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