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Spotlight on far-right party that might upset election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek Politics 06/04/2023 - 14:44
With opinion polls failing to predict a clear-cut result in May’s elections, attention has turned to the leadership manoeuvrings of the new far right party Ellines (Greeks), whose entry into Parliament could upset the already complex electoral arithmetic.
Vexed SYRIZA abstains from vote on election bans
PoliticsGreek Politics 09/02/2023 - 10:42
The Greek Parliament voted, amid some acrimony, late on Wednesday night to allow the Supreme Court to ban parties that are led by convicted criminals and which represent a threat to democracy from taking part in the country’s elections.
ND makes move to stop far-right party from taking part in elections
PoliticsGreek Politics 03/02/2023 - 14:18
The government has tabled a legislative amendment aimed at banning former Golden Dawn MP and convicted criminal Ilias Kasidiaris from leading his party, which has shown signs of gaining support recently, into this year’s elections.
Rise of fringe party complicates election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek Politics 20/01/2023 - 11:42
Amid a deepening constitutional dispute related to the surveillance scandal, a new opinion poll has given the ruling New Democracy party even more cause for concern ahead of this year’s elections.
ND's lead narrows but PM's election hopes still alive
PoliticsGreek Politics 18/01/2023 - 12:24
In its first survey of the year for Alpha TV, Alco indicated that support for New Democracy has edged back up after dipping towards the end of 2022. According to the opinion poll, 31 pct of respondents say they intend to back the conservatives, up from 30.3 pct in the previous sounding.
Election date seen hanging in balance as PM weighs pros and cons
PoliticsGreek Politics 09/01/2023 - 13:24
Until Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces the date of the elections this year, speculation will only intensify about the day on which Greeks will head to the polls, with a number of factors weighing on the PM’s decision.
PM heads north to rally voters ahead of tough winter
PoliticsGreek Politics 12/10/2022 - 14:16
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s visit to northern Greece on Tuesday was reportedly of several that he plans to make to this part of the country, which is seen as a key part of New Democracy’s campaign to win re-election next year.
Big two parties strengthen grip on voters, but dominance remains elusive
PoliticsGreek Politics 27/09/2022 - 16:27
More polls conducted in the past week confirm the resurgence of Greece’s two main political parties at the expense of smaller players, as the effect of the surveillance scandal appears to have dissipated with the return to regular political business.
ND moves to discredit SYRIZA programme, muses over far-right alliance
PoliticsGreek Politics 20/09/2022 - 14:22
Alexis Tsipras has been accused of making empty promises, as government figures react to the SYRIZA programme presented over the weekend. A row has erupted over the costing of the opposition’s pledges, as New Democracy warns that spending excesses under SYRIZA will bring a return to bailouts.
Strike acts as focal point for cost-of-living frustration despite higher energy subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politics 06/04/2022 - 16:02
The first general strike during the current cost-of-living crisis was held on Wednesday, piling more pressure on the government, which potentially faces a renewed political threat from the formation of new right-wing movement by an ousted New Democracy MP.