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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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Newsletter 382 - 26/05/2023
. Although Kyriakos Mitsotakis had been expected to lead his centre-right party to a win on May 21, the gap... but also suggests that centre-left voters who may have backed SYRIZA in the past feel that they can... spectrum may be tempted to back PASOK to help it overtake SYRIZA. Undoubtedly, the size and nature
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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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Growth in credit expansion slows further to 2.8 pct in Jun
EconomyMacroeconomypercent year-on-year (YoY), from 3.1 percent in May, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released... was positive by 1.21 billion euros in June, after a 275 million euros drop in May, reversing two... billion euros in May. The corporate lending balance’s net monthly flow was positive by 1.63 billion euros
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Bravo, Bank of Greece
Agora; and the authorities may have a bit of room at the end of the year to give something back to the economy (after... that it influences politics, and trust in government. Setting up expectations that you may underperform... bulletin of the Ministry of Finance, Greece may have well exceeded its primary balance objective in 2023
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Greece and Turkey move ahead with talks on Confidence Building Measures
PoliticsForeign Policyheld just a few weeks before the visit of the Greek premier in Ankara on May 13, which was confirmed... that his upcoming meeting on May 13 with Kyriakos Mitsotakis “an important stage” in exploring how... was arrested on suspicion of vote-buying shortly before local elections in Albania in May last year. He
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Greece's relations with neighbours in Western Balkans becoming more complex
PoliticsForeign Policyon Wednesday, May 8. They will probably bring to power nationalist VMRO-DPMNE party. Its candidates... Skopje. Greece may send the right messages regarding the European hopes of its neighboring countries... with Albania Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama's planned visit to Greece on May 12 has caused a stir
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