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Greece offers Turkey earthquake support, recalling 1999 thaw in relations
PoliticsForeign Policy. That was the case in 2020, when the two countries’ political leaders put their differences aside following a strong earthquake in October of that year that shook Turkey’s Izmir and the Greek island
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Mitsotakis sets out to shore up support ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicshave strong support in northern Greece, they are concerned about the rise of right-wing parties... and that anything but a new term in office for New Democracy would put this progress at risk.
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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe European Commission’s decision in February to take Greece to court for failing to put in place basic... of the opposition is likely to play a strong part in picking a date. While the initial response was muted
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ND poll losses reignite discussions of post-election coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsput New Democracy’s hopes for re-election with outright majority firmly out of reach, even under... that although ND was of the view that coalitions are not as strong and decisive as single-party
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Complexities of post-election cooperation laid bare
PoliticsGreek Politics. This idea had been put forward in the past by Androulakis but has gained prominence again following... idea. Relations between the two parties have been poor since SYRIZA’s strong attacks on PASOK over
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In search of majority, PM looks to bring back wavering voters
PoliticsGreek Politics. The other message concerns the need for a strong, single-party government to get things done... concerning the actions of some of its officials outside of political sphere and will be looking to put
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Grassroots protests highlight public discontent with development policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government’s intent was merely to put in place firm regulation in order to ensure the quality... in tandem with strong regulation. Many in the sizeable crowd which gathered in Thessaloniki chanted anti
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Newsletter 377 - 07/04/2023
Parliament would put a majority effectively out of its reach, even if elections were re-run under the bonus... train crash at the end of February, and to drive the party to a strong showing in the first poll, from
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Buoyed by polls, Mitsotakis rejects option of coalition with PASOK after first elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA week before Greeks vote in what is likely to be the first of at least two general elections this summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, perhaps buoyed by a seemingly strong position... probably put the ruling conservatives within around two percentage points of an outright majority
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Emboldened Mitsotakis plans for Erdogan meeting, next step in Greek-Turkish ties
PoliticsForeign Policyparty will put Mitsotakis in a position to shun extreme voices that favour Greece being inactive... countries will soon have newly-elected governments with strong leaders who know each other and who
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