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  1. ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures

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    voters have been complaining about rural abandonment. Rural voters say that this is the latest... sensitive time. Deputies from rural constituencies have been at the sharp end of complaints from voters over

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  2. Farmers dig in as clashes and political tension escalate
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    , exposing the fragility of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s rural compact and fuelling opposition... to 363 million euros, down from 476 million last year. The Ministry of Rural Development and Food... with rural realities. Farmers represent a powerful social group, and their mobilisation threatens

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  3. Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
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    the depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration..., while opposition parties are eager to amplify rural grievances. For now, the farmers’ mobilisation... the spectre of democratic erosion at a time when the government is already under pressure from rural unrest

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  4. Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy

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    December, reflects deeper strains in Greece’s rural economy. Rising fuel and electricity prices have... become a flashpoint. For Mitsotakis, the timing is delicate. With elections approaching, rural discontent.... For the government, limiting concessions preserves credibility but risks alienating rural voters

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  5. Soldiers' return from Turkey provides Tsipras with timely boost

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    in Mati last month, the soldiers release was a huge relief for the coalition. The government had... the programme have been abandoned because of the death toll from the Mati fire, but Tsipras is still

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  6. Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
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    this summer (due to the fatal Mati wildfire) and the announcement on Monday that Panos Skourletis would... at the moment. The role of the emergency services in dealing with the Mati fire has been under severe

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  7. Take your seats

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    , Greek authorities proved inept in tackling the deadly wildfire in Mati, on the outskirts of Athens... was strongly criticised for the Mati disaster. To be clear, Tsipras’s goal at the next elections

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  8. ND steers greater attention towards institutional failings as elections approach
    Panayotis Tzamaros

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    party had appointed to compile a report on the deadly fire in Mati. Polakis drew fresh criticism... for the devastation in Mati solely onto the coalition had a negligible effect on public opinion

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  9. Tsipras, Mitsotakis cast gloves aside as pre-election fight gets personal
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    summer, not long after the wildfire in Mati claimed more than 100 lives, Tsipras took a short break... by a helicopter owned by the media boss. “Last August you were not mourning for Mati,” said Tsipras. “You were

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  10. ND tries to stay on top of wildfire as court battle looms over Competition Commission
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    , including last summer’s devastating fire in Mati, near Athens. Apart from returning from his holidays... predecessor paid for the deaths in Mati and elsewhere. The government was also quick to stress

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