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Reshuffle scenarios resurface for Tsipras after ministers resign over rent subsidies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras may be forced to put into action his plans for a cabinet reshuffle after losing two ministers unexpectedly. Reports suggest that the Greek leader may announce changes... April and to wrap up the fourth review in May. Although Papadimitriou’s primary role
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Turkish elections put Athens on alert as name talks reach crucial juncture
PoliticsForeign Policyis coming to an end in May. Athens is also concerned about whether Turkish politicians will try... and Greece the upcoming EU–Western Balkans Summit in May 17 is a landmark. For the EU, the meeting... between the two foreign ministers is considered crucial. The first is in Thessaloniki on May 3-4
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Newsletter 164 -01/06/2018
and came in at just under 825 euros for women. 2 Economic sentiment up to 104.2 in May The latest... points to 104.2 in May versus 103.6 in April, European Commission (EC) figures revealed this week. May’s... points to -51 in May compared to -48.8 in April. In the other indicators, industry confidence dipped
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What brought down Golden Dawn?
Society. The defeat Golden Dawn had a catastrophic performance in European and local elections in May 2019..., in the European Parliament elections of May 2014 Golden Dawn received its highest ever number of votes (536,913... by Golden Dawn), the reality is more complex. Exit polls from May’s EU elections indicate that only
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Parties give first hint of strategies in reaction to poll announcement
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat he plans to go to the polls on May 21. With the ruling party’s lead slashed in the aftermath.... This step, which is expected to take place on May 2, will determine whether Ellines, the party of jailed... to secure a majority. The elections on May 21 will be governed for the first time by proportional
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Far-right party banned, possibly reducing threshold for election majority
PoliticsGreek Politics, founded by former Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, should not be allowed to participate in the May 21... at 3.5 pct for the May 21 elections, placing the far-right party above ultra-nationalist Greek... share of the vote to 34.5 pct. If a share of the undecided voters is then added to this, it may
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Tsipras appeals to PASOK over coalition, but ND appears to be in driving seat
PoliticsGreek Politicsmanifesto. The opposition leader also insisted that following the May 21 election, the winning party... first on May 21 and that Androulakis will then have to decide whether he is prepared to join forces... over the last few weeks have shown that SYRIZA’s chances of coming first on May 21 are extremely
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Newsletter 381 - 19/05/2023
a substantial lead over SYRIZA and its other rivals and that the May 21 ballot is unlikely to lead... there is “no room” for cooperation with PASOK after the May 21 vote “even if this is mathematically... that the formation of such a government would make Greece ungovernable, suggesting that the state may
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Mitsotakis bids to hold on to voters with loose allegiance to ND
PoliticsGreek Politics, which is hoping to scoop up some of the votes that went to the conservatives in the May 21 vote... majority is the possibility that centre/centre-left voters who backed ND on May 21 may feel that because... of Mitsotakis’s party on May 21 felt close to ND. Almost 36 pct felt neither close, nor far, while 30.1
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Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicson to the momentum gained in May’s elections, when they won the vote but failed to secure... opposition took a severe beating in May, losing by more than 20 points. Alexis Tsipras is fighting for his... on Sunday. PASOK, meanwhile, is trying to build on the double-digit foothold it built in May
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