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Leaders hit campaign trail as ratings remain finely balanced As party leaders hit the campaign trail in search of votes ahead of the May 21 elections, the latest opinion poll to be published during March indicates that the result of the ballot still remains in the balance.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis revives spectre of political instability as polls show ND lead diminished With elections due on May 21 and the gap between the two main parties narrower than at any time in New Democracy’s four-year term, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set in motion the campaign which he hopes will win back voters.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Parties give first hint of strategies in reaction to poll announcement Political parties in Greece kicked into full election mode after the prime minister announced that he plans to go to the polls on May 21.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis sets May 21 election date, eyes opposition MPs as potential allies Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that elections will take place on May 21, just hours after he indicated publicly what his preferred option would be if New Democracy does not manage to win a parliamentary majority at the upcoming elections.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
In search of majority, PM looks to bring back wavering voters Opinion polls suggest that the upcoming elections, which most observers expect to be held on May 21, will result in a deadlock but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes that they could act a springboard for New Democracy to secure an outright majority in a second ballot a few weeks later, possibly on July 2.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Complexities of post-election cooperation laid bare New Democracy has rejected the suggestion that should it not gain an outright majority, PASOK will be able to determine who will be Prime Minister if the centre-left party teams up with the ruling conservatives to form a coalition.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PASOK's Androulakis eyes kingmaker role as margin between main players shrinks With opinion polls showing no clear winner in the upcoming elections, the leader of Greece’s third largest political party set out his terms lending support in a potential coalition government.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Industrial turnover rises 17.7 pct YoY in Jan, but falls sharply MoM at home and abroad Greece’s industrial turnover remained strong in January, rising by 17.7 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 16.6 percent in December, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Monday.
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PoliticsGreek Politics New Democracy pins hopes on minimum wage hike to reverse poll losses The New Democracy government has unveiled an inflation-busting minimum wage hike a day after the latest wave strikes and protests over the rail accident at Tempe brought towns and cities across the country to a standstill.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras tries to keep spotlight on ND, talks up election chances The pressure on the government over the Tempe train crash continues to mount as New Democracy faces a second widespread strike over the railway collision and SYRIZA tries to fend off its attempts to deflect some of the blame for the accident, which claimed 57 lives.