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Mitsotakis sweeps aside election talk as ND continues to suffer in polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFor the second time in a week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has flatly denied any plans to hold snap elections or to change the electoral law yet again after his New Democracy administration adopted a form of enhanced proportional representation (PR) after the next vote, which will be held under a pure form of PR.
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Government accused of complacency on food supply and price hikes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s messages of reassurance over the availability and affordability of basic foodstuffs have met with strong criticism from the opposition and sections of the media.
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PM focuses on high prices, food supplies as snap election option fades away
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe cost-of-living crisis remains the government’s number one priority after little progress was made on containing energy prices at last week’s European Union leaders’ summit.
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PM yields on energy windfall tax as govt feels strain
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs his government continues to slide in the opinion polls, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to impose a windfall tax on energy companies if they make excess profits from rising bills. He also ruled out snap elections or a change to the electoral law.
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New Democracy's lead narrows amid cost-of-living worries, mixed feelings over Ukraine
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrice hikes are a growing source of concern for Greeks according to the latest opinion poll, which also suggests that support for the New Democracy government has slipped rapidly in the last few days.
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Pressure intensifies on govt for more radical interventions in energy markets
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe support package unveiled by the government last week already appears inadequate to contain the continuing surge in energy prices, leading industry and other pressure groups to join the opposition’s demand for stronger measures.
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PM unveils 1.1-billion-euro anti-inflation package to opposition scepticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is pinning its hopes on a new support package to blunt the effects of galloping inflation on households and businesses, but the opposition is accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of being too timid and missing the mark.
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Enhanced support package on way to combat inflation, as govt awaits crucial nod from EU
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDetails are emerging of the government’s plans for further economic support measures to cushion the effects of the war in Ukraine on inflation. With the cost set to balloon over the coming weeks, the stance adopted by the EU will be crucial in determining how far the Finance Ministry can go to counterbalance cost-of-living rises.