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ND names MEP candidates with eye on loss of support to hard right
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has unveiled its list of candidates for this summer’s European Parliament elections and, in a clear nod to right-wing voters, has included ethnic Greek Albanian politician Fredi Beleri.... Beleri is the mayor-elect of Himare but is facing trial on corruption charges and has been prevented
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Signs of rally for ND despite strong dissatisfaction among voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a number of policy areas is high but, nevertheless, New Democracy has started to reverse some of the recent losses it has suffered. Support for the ruling centre-right party – as measured by voting... revival is continuing. The party’s support has increased from 11.8 pct to 12.8 pct over the last month
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Newsletter 425 - 31/05/2024
would be discussed in the second half of 2024 in the drafting of the 2025 budget. New Democracy has... failing to address the problem or contributing to it through its policies. SYRIZA has proposed a package... on the other hand, has consistently argued that the polls underrepresent the level of support among younger
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Newsletter 431 - 12/07/2024
. At the same time, however, the prime minister felt pressed to defend one recent reform which has been... has sparked criticism for allowing employers to override collective employment contracts, enabling..., the government’s attempts to defend the measure by describing it as “5+1 days” rather than six has
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Government acts to prevent energy price shock in move critics say comes too late
PoliticsGreek Politics, however, that the government has been caught on the back foot by the rally which has seen the wholesale... across southeast Europe. However, Greece has seen some of the highest, reaching 650 euros/MWh... has shown a disdainful attitude towards the issue, pointing to an incident on a morning TV show when
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Newsletter 434 - 27/09/2024
was re-elected last summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been dealing with internal strife... complaints about the way that the Culture Ministry has handed out contracts for the snack bars..., Mitsotakis has embarked on a charm offensive to try and placate rebels within New Democracy, as fresh
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PM accepts economic recovery not being felt by all, argues for more time
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made his clearest admission so far that he is concerned... of next year’s budget, which has been tabled in Parliament and is due to be voted on next month. In his on-camera comments, the PM admitted that even though wages have increased and unemployment has
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Newsletter 452 - 21/02/2025
that Mitsotakis and his team have accepted that this approach was damaging. There has been a marked... on PASOK and SYRIZA in particular. This week, the PM’s spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has gone... a challenging obstacle course. SYRIZA has requested a parliamentary debate on the subject, while PASOK has
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Opposition parties press ahead with Tempe moves in Parliament as PM draws lines of defence
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a special court. PASOK has based its move on evidence found by the judicial investigation, which has yet... the pressure on Mitsotakis over an issue that has become the government’s biggest millstone, PASOK... rebellions within the ruling centre-right party, which has a comfortable parliamentary majority
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Opposition outmanoeuvred by fast-track prosecution of first political figure over Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsformer deputy minister Christos Triantopoulos straight to court. The manoeuvre by New Democracy has... misdemeanour charges for breach of duty. Opposition reactions The development has embarrassed PASOK, who..., on the other hand, has submitted an amendment to legislation on the prosecution of ministers
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