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ND to highlight range of policy proposals after emphasis on tax cuts

New Democracy is preparing to unveil its government programme on Friday, which will move beyond the strong focus the centre-right has placed on the economy, and particularly tax cuts, over the past few days.

East Med concerns not slowing up election campaign as ND plans for office

Although much of the media and political attention in Greece is currently on the developments linked to Turkey’s activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, both main parties are moving ahead with their election campaigns.

New Democracy on course for clear majority, opinion polls suggest

The parties are finalizing their candidate lists ahead of the July 7 elections as two opinion polls show that New Democracy maintains a large lead of 7.6 to 8 points over SYRIZA.

Mitsotakis focuses on investment and taxes as ND launches election campaign

In his first speech of the July 7 election campaign, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis focussed on investments and tax cuts, which are considered two of his party’s strongest cards in its contest with SYRIZA.

Parties' competing tax pledges come up against challenging reality

By: Georgia Nakou

The government and opposition in Greece have started to unfold their manifestos in anticipation of national elections which are now scheduled for July 7.

SYRIZA unveils array of pledges to win over voters ahead of July 7 vote

Shortly after asking President Prokopis Pavlopoulos to dissolve Parliament and pave the way for snap election on July 7, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presided over the unveiling of SYRIZA’s manifesto, which focuses on tax cuts and the creation of jobs with higher wages.

Tsipras to get election campaign underway as parties target middle class voters

Alexis Tsipras is set to get the election campaign officially underway on Monday afternoon, with SYRIZA and New Democracy focussing most of their efforts on attracting support from Greece’s middle class.

Strong showing in local elections for ND as it targets majority in national vote

New Democracy strengthened on Sunday its political comeback with several significant gains in the second round of local elections, while a new opinion poll suggested that the centre-right party is on course to win a clear majority in the national vote next month.

Clash over judiciary persists as second round of local elections nears

There was speculation on Friday that a cabinet meeting would result in the government moving ahead with lining up the appointments for top positions in the judiciary despite concern that the move runs counter to the constitution.

Top spots in judiciary spark new clash in build-up to snap elections

The government’s final cabinet meeting will possibly be held this Thursday, before snap elections are officially called on Monday, but a row has broken out about whether the SYRIZA administration will remain in power and if it should have the ability to appoint the country’s top judges before the July 7 elections.