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Comfortable lead allows Mitsotakis to play it safe as Tsipras makes last-ditch attempt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis is sticking to his core themes of tax cuts and growth as Greece enters the final straight of a low-key election campaign that New Democracy looks set to win comfortably.
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Tracing the decline of the middle class as parties vie for its votes
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EconomyFeaturesSince key constituencies, including private and public sector workers and the young, abandoned governing SYRIZA to hand New Democracy a comfortable 9.5 percent lead in the May 26 European Parliament elections, the parties have been vying for the middle-class vote.
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Mitsotakis aims to hit ground running as polls point to clear majority on July 7
PoliticsGreek PoliticsBuoyed by what appears to be a decisive lead in the opinion polls, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been giving out more details about what plans he has for his first days in office.
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Outright majority in sight for ND as campaign takes detour through recent past
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe campaign for the July 7 elections has taken a brief detour through Greece’s recent past as the main parties try to pin blame for the crisis on each other.
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Mitsotakis sets goals for first days in office after July 7 elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis is continuing his effort to convince voters to participate in the July 7 elections, so they grant New Democracy a clear majority, while SYRIZA is trying to find as many weak points in the centre-right party’s manifesto as possible in order to attack the opposition and prevent a walkover in 10 days.
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ND defends plans for three-pillar pension system as SYRIZA looks for weak spot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe future of Greece’s pension system was in the election campaign spotlight on Wednesday as SYRIZA tried to challenge New Democracy over its plans for a three-pillar scheme.
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Mitsotakis steps up pressure on voters to avoid July 7 letdown
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has increased the pressure on voters to back his party on July 7, warning that if there is not a clear outcome, a second vote may have to be held in mid-August, spoiling Greeks’ holidays.
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ND maintains big lead but keeps foot down to counter possible low turnout
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEntering the last two weeks of the election campaign, New Democracy continues to have a convincing lead over SYRIZA and the biggest obstacle to the centre-right party gaining a clear majority appears to be a low turnout or overconfidence within its own ranks.
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ND unfurls array of policies as it prepares for final stretch of campaign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy presented on Friday the main elements of its manifesto, summed up in a 20-page document, as the centre-right party remains on course for a win and likely an outright parliamentary majority at the July 7 elections.
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Tsakalotos douses talk of Tsipras facing post-election leadership challenge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGiven that SYRIZA is expected to lose the July 7 elections, questions are being asked about the party’s future and whether Alexis Tsipras will be in a position to continue as party leader.