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PM rolls out more help for energy bills, pleads for majority as polls show path narrowing Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his first television interview after the Thessaloniki International Fair on Thursday to address two issues that are having a major impact on the political landscape: the looming surge in energy prices and the increasingly complex arithmetic of the next general election
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Muted post-TIF polls trigger Mitsotakis counter-offensive The second round of polls conducted after the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) show New Democracy retaining a comfortable lead but gaining only marginally from the 2.2-billion-euro package PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled at the fair, while a clear majority of respondents rate the measures negatively.
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Androulakis presents governing plan, dances around questions about post-election alliances Nikos Androulakis used his appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair – including a speech lasting more than 90 minutes and a press conference that went on for more than 3 hours – to stake his party’s claim for voters’ attention after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakos and ELAS leader Alexis Tsipras had their moments in the spotlight.
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Tsipras sets electoral battle lines as first autumn poll shows ND's advantage holding Alexis Tsipras has responded to PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s TIF programme in combative style, describing his central aim as inflicting a “strategic and electoral” defeat on the Mitsotakis government, accusing New Democracy of implementing an “invisible MoU” with corporate cartels.
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Mitsotakis sets out his 2027 offer in Thessaloniki, raising election stakes Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) to deliver the most overtly pre‑election address of his premiership, unveiling a broad package of voter‑friendly measures for 2027 while setting out the political and geopolitical dilemmas he believes will shape the spring election.
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Mitsotakis heads to TIF amid low expectations as ELAS elaborates on proposals Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis travels to Thessaloniki this weekend for his keynote address at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), seeking to reset the political narrative after the summer and with his focus on the upcoming general election, amid a mood of public frustration and a fragmented opposition landscape.
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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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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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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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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.