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SYRIZA leadership contest off to slow start, as ND rushes to contain political damage from fires
PoliticsGreek Politicssaw it lose more than half the support that had brought it to power less than a decade ago. Candidates... in the party. The Vima poll gave Pappas 11 percent of support among SYRIZA voters. Former finance minister... Democracy withdrew its support for the sitting Governor of Attica Giorgos Patoulis after video footage
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Growing challenges await PM following summer break
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposals for a new support package aimed at energy vulnerable households in particular. All these handouts... the support of nine MPs from the far-right party, which gained 4.2 pct of the vote in the Athens... the support of Athenians who have been unimpressed with Bakoyannis’s policies, especially
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSupport is growing for Stefanos Kasselakis leading up to the run-off for the SYRIZA leadership after several key party figures declared their support for the upstart candidate. Kasselakis secured..., declared his support for Achtsioglou. Within hours, however, Kasselakis secured the backing of influential
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PM struggling to fulfil same-sex marriage pledge, prompting opposition pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis’s side as there appears to be little support from within his party for a change to the law... Democracy’s 158 MPs are prepared to support such a change to the law. In an interview with Action24 TV... couples. At the time, New Democracy did not support the bill. Only 19 of its 75 lawmakers voted
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Strong showing for ND in first round of local elections amid low turnout
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a “reconfirmation” of the public’s support in his New Democracy party, after candidates backed... of a renewal process. Kasselakis also threw SYRIZA’s support behind PASOK’s preferred candidate.... It seems unlikely that even with SYRIZA’s support Doukas could overturn the result in the second
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Reconstruction funds at centre of local elections, as ND makes final push for second round
PoliticsGreek Politicsan appearance to support his nephew, Kostas Bakoyiannis, who is seeking re-election in Athens.... Funds controversy With campaigning coming to a head, some of the arguments put forward in support of ND... by the newly re-elected mayor of Volos Achilleas Beos in support of the struggling ND candidate
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Newsletter 401 - 10/11/2023
the recent flow of support from SYRIZA to the Communist Party (KKE), as seen in the last few opinion... investigation and support for the survivors. However, this bridge-building was seemingly torpedoed just..., if Kasselakis is hoping to boost support for SYRIZA by ditching the party’s left wing and appealing
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SYRIZA turbulence shakes up opposition politics
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport has also dropped to the same level as the Communist Party (KKE). This suggests that the leftists... at the moment, but clearly the rebels’ first aim would be to provide a vessel to gather the support... capitalise on this. KKE seems to have a natural ceiling regarding the support it can gather, while
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What is driving the Greek housing market's recovery?
EconomyFeaturesand government support schemes for young buyers. The bank noted that many European property markets have... of measures dubbed “Spiti Mou” (“My Home”) which included low-interest mortgage support for young buyers... with misallocation and fragmented ownership. This finds some support in the government’s recent estimate
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Mitsotakis pushes for broad consensus after surprise announcement on postal vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government had put together a workable proposal and would be seeking the support of opposition... it appears that most of the larger opposition parties are prepared to support it in principle. SYRIZA... majority in Parliament. Technically, therefore, it does not require the support of the opposition
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