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PM ramps up election prep as opposition doubles down on private debt controversy Monday's meetings of the cabinet and New Democracy's executive secretariat marked a new push by Kyriakos Mitsotakis to begin preparing both his government and party for the next general election.
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Mitsotakis prepares ND for long campaign after retreat from NPL legislation Kyriakos Mitsotakis is effectively launching this Monday New Democracy's long march towards the next general election, seeking to place both his government and party organisation on a war footing while there is still ample time remaining in the parliamentary term.
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Government seeks patriotic reset after Libya memorandum as election scenarios resurface The government is trying to regain the initiative on national issues following the ratification of the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum by Libya’s eastern‑based parliament.
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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.