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Scandals, shifting polls and strategic anxiety make for unsettled political summer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo scandals from the recent past have returned to unsettle New Democracy just as a new opinion poll shows the governing party regaining ground, and as PASOK grapples with an increasingly fraught debate over its post‑election alliances. The result is a political landscape marked by volatility
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Mitsotakis defends seven years in power, sharpens strategy for tough election campaign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Greece moves deeper into a long pre‑election season, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is attempting to centre the political debate around stability, delivery and long‑term planning. His government is entering its eighth year in office facing a more competitive landscape than at any point since 2019
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New Democracy sees silver lining in polls as ELAS consolidates second place
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe reverberations from the launch of ex-PM Alexis Tsipras’s new party ELAS continue to be felt across the political landscape. While New Democracy retains a strong lead, it will need to mobilise apathetic or undecided supporters to approach an absolute majority. Two new opinion polls confirm
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PBO sees resilience in economy, revises growth outlook slightly down
EconomyMacroeconomyIn its latest quarterly report, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) argues that the Greek economy is currently navigating a complex global landscape, showing remarkable resilience despite geopolitical tensions. While the Middle East crisis has introduced fresh uncertainty regarding international
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Pension policy U-turn highlights government’s election concerns
EconomyMacroeconomyobstacle on the path to the next national elections. Challenges The landscape is already challenging
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Podcast - Party time: Greek politics in flux ahead of next elections
AgoraGreece’s political landscape is shifting at remarkable speed. Alexis Tsipras’s new party, ELAS, has upended the opposition, destabilised SYRIZA, rattled PASOK, and pushed New Democracy into full campaign mode. With voters frustrated, trust low, and new actors entering the scene, the run‑up
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Mitsotakis rejects early election talk despite intense speculation, as SYRIZA implodes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis moved on Thursday to shut down intensifying speculation that Greece is heading for early elections, insisting that he intends to serve out his full second term. His intervention comes at a moment of deepening instability across the opposition landscape
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PM sets stage for 2027 as ND tries to rally in face of scandals, pension politics and polling drift
PoliticsGreek Politics% when including those who respond “a little”. In a fragmented political landscape, this is a non
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Newsletter 514 - 24/07/2026
PoliticsWith opposition in flux, New Democracy shapes election pitchGreece’s political landscape shifted again this week, with developments unfolding simultaneously on three fronts: the government’s quiet preparations for a possible autumn election despite repeated public denials, Alexis Tsipras’s
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agoraduring this crisis has been of the highest order, providing insight into a complex problem, but some... version of what has happened in Greece in order to support their preconceived ideas about fiscal... was restructured earlier this year. In order for this debt-to-GDP ratio to fall to manageable levels, official
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