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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicsprotest. The social democrats argued that Kerameus should now resign. There has been no indication... on the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified
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ND braces for rural backlash to OPEKEPE scandal as law and order initiatives take centre stage
PoliticsGreek Politics, as mounting discontent over the OPEKEPE scandal and the government’s handling of rural affairs... focus back on law and order in a bid to win back disaffected conservative voters. Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras is set to meet New Democracy deputies from rural constituencies today
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New Democracy losing grip on regions as farmers’ protests highlight rural frustration
PoliticsGreek Politicsnumbers of voters in rural areas. Footage of the visit show the PM’s convoy being diverted along farm... in rural areas, where anger is boiling over of the misappropriation of farm subsidies, combined... the mood, which has grown increasingly restive as rural voters complained of being condemned
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Mitsotakis dismisses poll speculation, promises swift housing relief and rural support
PoliticsGreek Politicsrural unrest and the government’s handling of agricultural subsidies. Mitsotakis reiterated his
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Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attention to the statement, which amounted to a demand
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Newsletter 484 - 14/11/2025
PoliticsMitsotakis bets on energy diplomacy and rural outreachPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... at Alexandroupoli airport. Local media described the scene as emblematic of rural frustration, where anger... for natural disasters. Yet his assurances failed to calm the mood. Rural voters feel increasingly abandoned
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Government on alert again as farming subsidy probe zeroes in on two ex-ministers
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe alleged involvement of two former rural development ministers, reported to be New Democracy’s.... “There was a central mechanism at OPEKEPE and at the (rural development) ministry directing them,” the opposition... that this penalty was for administrative failures is not convincing and called for the current Rural
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PM makes limited, cautious changes to cabinet after election disappointment
PoliticsGreek Politicsand Stavros Papastavrou had to resign as Deputy Minister to the PM and Minister of State... at ministerial level in five departments: Development, Migration, Interior, Labour and Agricultural... as Interior Minister. Kostas Tsiaras, once a justice minister under Mitsotakis, becomes the new
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Opposition pledges to continue pursuing OPEKEPE scandal as new evidence emerges
PoliticsGreek Politicsin which he claimed to have been pressured repeatedly by former rural affairs minister Lefteris... suspended as suspect, including one instance when he was pressured to resign after refusing... for the government, the Rural Development Ministry confirmed late last week that a memo sent by another
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Mitsotakis tries to stem subsidy scandal damage as opposition smells blood
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials have also been quick to dampen rumours that more senior figures could be forced to resign over the coming days. There had been speculation in the local media that Deputy Rural Development Minister... in the exchanges and the two members of the cabinet have no reason to resign. Battle for votes
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