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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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Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration..., while opposition parties are eager to amplify rural grievances. For now, the farmers’ mobilisation... the spectre of democratic erosion at a time when the government is already under pressure from rural unrest
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PM stands firm on festive blockades as farmers demand policies, not policing
PoliticsGreek Politicsto highlight perceived shortcomings in the government’s economic and rural policy. Farmers have also... Greece’s urban policymakers and its rural communities.... playing field, rather than treating their protests as a nuisance. “We must ensure that Greek
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Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
PoliticsGreek Politicsas “difficult but necessary,” emphasising that postal services would continue via couriers, rural...-month consultation period. Rural challenges Beyond political infighting, the closures raised urgent questions about access to essential services. There are concerns that elderly citizens in rural areas
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Newsletter 480 - 17/10/2025
in Livadia during a visit by the rural affairs minister. Farmers’ groups are threatening a prolonged... points to a broader crisis of confidence, two veteran politicians issued stark warnings on Wednesday about the erosion of democratic trust. Sceptical veterans Former PM Kostas Karamanlis, speaking
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New polls suggest picking party veteran for president helps PM in goal of mobilising ND base
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo new opinion polls published on Monday indicate that there was a lukewarm reaction among Greek voters to the news that New Democracy veteran Kostas Tasoulas is Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s... and sticking, instead, with a party veteran. This is seen as part of a strategy to rally the party base
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New Democracy counts down to Sunday's leadership vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy will have a new leader by Sunday night, with veteran Evangelos Meimarakis seen as the favourite to edge out former administrative reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the ballot... in northern Greece and rural areas. The two main battlegrounds for Sunday’s ballot will be Attica
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Newsletter 448 - 24/01/2025
published in the wake of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis picking New Democracy veteran Kostas... in four people in urban areas and one in three in rural areas live at risk of poverty and social exclusion
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