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PM urges ministers to focus on delivery, not be distracted by likely long election campaign As Greece enters the final stretch before the August break, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has used the last cabinet meeting before ministers take their vacations to send a clear message: the government must accelerate delivery, sharpen its public presence and prepare for a long pre‑election period culminating in national polls in spring 2027.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM paves way to elections with three-year growth plan as ballot speculation simmers Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been assembling the elements of the argument that he intends to make at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in September to convince voters to give New Democracy a third term. At the heart of the pitch is a three-year growth programme, which, he argues, will make Greece “a much better country by 2030”.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM sets stage for 2027 as ND tries to rally in face of scandals, pension politics and polling drift Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used Monday’s meeting of New Democracy’s parliamentary group to send a message that carried distinctly pre‑election undertones, even as he repeated once again that national elections will be held in the spring of 2027.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Government opens door to coalition amid poll deadlock and escalating clash with Tsipras As Greece moves deeper into a volatile pre‑electoral period, senior government figures have begun speaking more openly about the possibility of coalition rule - a notable shift for New Democracy, which has long insisted on outright majority government.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis rejects early election talk despite intense speculation, as SYRIZA implodes Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis moved on Thursday to shut down intensifying speculation that Greece is heading for early elections, insisting that he intends to serve out his full second term.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Speculation about election date resurfaces as Mitsotakis mulls options For a government that insists it intends to complete its four‑year term, New Democracy is behaving remarkably like a party preparing for an election.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis and Androulakis clash over rule of law as probability of early polls grows Thursday’s parliamentary debate on the state of the rule of law unfolded as one of the most confrontational sessions of the current term, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis trading accusations over surveillance, corruption, and institutional integrity.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Opposition demands assurances of non-involvement in Iran conflict Opposition leaders pressed PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis for assurances that Greece’s role in the region will remain strictly limited to the defence of its close ally Cyprus, avoiding deeper involvement in the Iran conflict.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Unemployment rate broadly stable at 7.7 pct in Jan Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate dropped further in January to 7.7 percent, from an upwards revised 7.9 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Tuesday.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Polling steadies at top but churns beneath surface as opposition support splinters Two new opinion polls published over the past few days — one from Marc and one from Metron Analysis — offer a snapshot of a Greek political landscape that is steady at the top yet increasingly unsettled beneath it.