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Migrant boat tragedy forces temporary halt on election campaigning Migration has shot to the top of the political agenda in Greece, as all election campaigning has been suspended following a deadly shipwreck which took place off the coast of the Peloponnese on Wednesday.
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Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications Although opinion polls suggest that Kyriakos Mitsotakis does not have much to worry about as far as clinching a parliamentary majority on June 25 is concerned, a survey published on Tuesday indicates that as many as eight parties could elect MPs, reducing the size of New Democracy’s advantage but also suggesting that post-election politics could be more turbulent than the centre-right leader would have hoped.
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ND moves to squeeze votes out of fringe parties, aided by infighting New Democracy’s lead going into repeat elections in June appears unassailable, but the party is determined not to leave anything to chance. Rumbles of discontent among smaller parties could well redistribute the vote in a way which further strengthens the leaders in the race.
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Tension rises in electoral battle, but opinion polls suggest result in little doubt The growing tension ahead of the June 25 elections, which New Democracy is vying to win comfortably enough to secure a parliamentary majority, has been highlighted by a clash between the centre-right party and SYRIZA over the latter’s candidates in the Rodopi region of northeastern Greece.
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Mitsotakis seeks to banish health system concerns with reform pledge, candidate removal Kyriakos Mitsotakis has stated that reforming Greece’s health service will be one of his main goals should New Democracy return to power for a second four-year term, but his party has encountered some rare turbulence over this issue.
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SYRIZA attempts election reboot through new manifesto In an attempt to reboot its election drive, SYRIZA presented its revised manifesto to voters on Wednesday, which was immediately dismissed by New Democracy as lacking any useful ideas about how to grow the Greek economy.
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Mitsotakis bids to hold on to voters with loose allegiance to ND Kyriakos Mitsotakis is not letting up in his bid to convince Greeks to give him and his New Democracy party a clear majority in the upcoming elections and is exerting significant pressure on PASOK, which is hoping to scoop up some of the votes that went to the conservatives in the May 21 vote.
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ND doubles down on tax as leaders target weak spots on electoral map Tax remained at the top of the election agenda after social media posts by senior ND figures provoked outraged reactions from the parties of the opposition.
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Mitsotakis not taking majority for granted despite encouraging poll numbers Kyriakos Mitsotakis is keeping up the pressure on Greek voters to give him a handsome majority on June 25 by arguing that any other result is likely to lead to third elections, even though opinion polls continue to suggest that there is little danger of New Democracy not gaining more than 150 seats in Parliament.
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Opinion poll offers Mitsotakis encouragement in quest for majority The latest opinion poll to be published since the May 21 elections has provided New Democracy with further encouragement that it is on the right track and that a parliamentary majority is in sight on June 25.