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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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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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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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Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
Agoraof the Golden Dawn party, including parliamentary deputies and party leader Nikos Michaloliakos... leader Nikos Michaloliakos and two senior lawmakers were put behind bars pending trial on charges... as spring boards – a model seen at work in Antwerp, the base of Belgium's far right Vlaams Belang
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Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
PoliticsForeign Policyand the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). The same argument was used by Foreign Minister Nikos... described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a “sultan.” He also tried to distance himself... over the last five months on bilateral issues. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias visited Tirana last week
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Soldiers' ongoing detention troubles Tsipras, riles Kammenos
PoliticsGreek Politicspresident operates like a “sultan.” Both comments seem to be an indication of the frustration...) are also at odds over the Macedonia name issue. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias began on Monday briefing
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Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policy.” "In a country where justice does not work properly and courts operate under the Sultan's order... are something that Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias indirectly admitted during a recent interview with German
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Newsletter 482 - 31/10/2025
familiar: Stalled subsidy payments, rising rural anger, fraying unity inside New Democracy, and a centre... and historic compensation delays has pushed the traditionally conservative-voting rural community... ministers implicated in the probes — former rural development minister Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis
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Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025
% of mail are now delivered directly to homes. Internal and rural discontent Yet the rollout... chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. MPs from rural constituencies were particularly... tensions in rural Greece, where delays in agricultural subsidies and the ongoing sheep pox crisis have
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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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