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  1. Opinion poll offers Mitsotakis encouragement in quest for majority
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    The latest opinion poll to be published since the May 21 elections has provided New Democracy... for the centre-right party is holding as the new election campaign gets underway. It is no surprise, therefore... not to watch news programmes. It is thought that this tactic has helped Mitsotakis enhance his

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  2. Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
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    polls point to a convincing win for Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the conservatives, who appear to be holding... political future, which will undoubtedly be challenged in the event of a bigger defeat. Tsipras has... credible opposition to a total domination by ND. Speaking at recent engagements, he has been warning

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  3. Few bright spots for opposition candidates in local polls, ND confident for second round
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    to establish migrant holding centres on the islands - but failed to win outright. ND has a strong... opposition parties contemplate strategic plays. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has started... PASOK, the surprise performance by Doukas in Athens is symbolic of a greater renaissance, which has

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  4. Internal resistance keeps Kasselakis on his toes, while ND focusses on local vote

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    leader if the current trend continues. He has already spoken of bringing in new faces for next year.... A date has not yet been set for the meeting of the central committee, which will also have... as possible so the new leadership is forced to explain its policy ideas and any plans it has for reshaping

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  5. Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition

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    during September, which has affected thousands of homes and businesses. The government rejected... also has a high symbolic value as Bakoyannis is Mitsotakis’s nephew and had been seen... progressive candidate in the second round had been vindicated. “The first crack has been made, now let’s

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  6. Kasselakis focusses on honing European profile as SYRIZA heads for split
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    meeting of the central committee this weekend. New leader Stefanos Kasselakis has been ploughing ahead.... Kasselakis has been touring the offices of key officials at the European Commission and the European... rival Efi Achtsioglou and Dionyssis Temponeras, who has also been building a support base within

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  7. Cabinet clears marriage equality bill without drama as Tempe inquiry hears grave accusations

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    that they are not members of the cabinet. The draft legislation has been put to public consultation with a view to holding the vote on February 12 or 13. It is widely expected to pass given... suggesting that the PM has correctly judged the public mood in relation to the latest initiatives

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  8. Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
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    , had initially indicated it would back the bill, it has now shifted its position. Perhaps influenced... Nikos Androulakis has indicated that although his party is in favour, in theory, of allowing private... of holding another leadership contest, as had been suggested by Tsipras in a last-minute intervention

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  9. Kasselakis pushes back against growing speculation about centre-left alliance
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    A social media post by SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has made the already-complicated process... about uniting the centre-left has begun because New Democracy’s poor result on June 9 has caused... a genuine challenge to the government. He identified sorting out the party’s finances, holding

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  10. Mitsotakis hits back at criticism from far right

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    of the political spectrum, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has responded to complaints about his... and that holding such talks does not that “we are selling out, that we agree or that we are betraying... the support for far-right parties has risen to a total of 15-20 pct, means that the government

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