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PASOK feels the squeeze as main rivals paint stark election dilemma
PoliticsGreek Politics. The picture has changed significantly since December 2021, when PASOK reached 15.2 pct in the wake of Nikos Androulakis winning the leadership election. Since then, the third largest party has lost 5.4 points, SYRIZA has gained 6 pct and ND has held on to about a third of the vote in Marc’s polling
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Newsletter 375 - 24/03/2023
weeks as the Tempe train crash has hurt New Democracy and lessened, although not wiped out.... Mitsotakis has reached out twice to PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis for a meeting, but the opposition politician has rejected his requests. In a scenario where ND fails to reach a parliamentary majority
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe past few days has also shifted to the smaller parties, which may yet play a significant role... by Skai TV on Tuesday night suggests that the gap between New Democracy and SYRIZA has grown by 2.5... purely in terms of voting intentions, support for New Democracy has increased by 1.5 points since
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On monetary policy and inflation targeting
Agorasay 2 percent year-on-year (Y/Y) for the headline index of consumer prices (HICP).[2] Country A has communicated to the public that it targets the price level; country B has communicated to the public... low to meet the price level objective) through mid 2022. The price level has recovered to above
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New labour law set to cause friction, as surprise candidate launches SYRIZA leadership bid
PoliticsGreek Politics. In the SYRIZA camp, meanwhile, a new candidate has shaken up the leadership campaign with a surprise bid.... The government has been stressing that the legislation will introduce minimum protection for workers...” employment contracts. The provision allowing workers to hold more than one job at a time has also been
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Insurgent campaign from Kasselakis puts shock SYRIZA leadership win in touching distance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsUS-based entrepreneur Stefanos Kasselakis has sprung a major surprise by coming from virtually... performance in the two votes. Since then, though, the entrepreneur, who left Greece at the age of 14, has... for the leadership, he cast himself as an outsider who has the knowledge, talent and energy to take on Kyriakos
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PM focusses on fairness of tax bill, leaving limited space for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor several years. The Greek side has already played down the possibility that these talks will lead... in bilateral relations, which has been evident for the past few months. The upcoming visit... workers. The Finance Ministry has defended the measure against protests by lawyers, private doctors
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Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has unveiled its plans to introduce a new zoning plan, which it says will restore... is not currently permitted. According to a report in Kathimerini, the Council of State has issued... by the country’s highest administrative court. The government has come under repeated criticism over
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Mitsotakis limps into party conference looking to rally ND for EP elections
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, its support has been waning and the government has been repeatedly buffeted by a series... published on Thursday indicated that 74.8 pct of Greeks have a negative view of how the government has... was under scrutiny over his role in the state of safety on Greece’s rail network. It has been noted
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Kasselakis buoyed by recent bounce in opinion polls as big gap with ND narrows
PoliticsGreek PoliticsStefanos Kasselakis has again targeted an unlikely win in June’s European Parliament elections... on Thursday, while discussing his party’s prospects for the EP vote. The opposition leader has spoken... earlier this year, Kasselakis’s grip on SYRIZA has been strengthened and it seems he has bought
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