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New Democracy rejigs key party posts as Spartiates expulsion leaves gap in Parliament With its polling figures once again on the ascendant, New Democracy is gearing up for a long election campaign with the filling of key party posts, with insiders referring to a “full restart” in the run-up to 2027.
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Fringe opposition parties up stakes in Tempe inquiry clash A group of opposition parties have bandied together to submit a preliminary inquiry proposal targeting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as well as other government officials in connection to the Tempe train crash.
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Seeking to shore up right flank, Mitsotakis unveils steps to tackle campus violence Amid ongoing speculation about former New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras launching his own right-wing party and the ruling conservatives leaking support to smaller parties, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to find ways to connect with ND’s traditional base.
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Government touts stricter migration controls in bid to win back right-wing support The New Democracy government is promising a crackdown on illegal migration and a new framework for legal routes into the country as part of an effort to restart the agenda in response to falling ratings and a rise in the popularity of far-right parties.
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Government hopes new train footage helps stem support for parties on political extremes The government is hoping that new video footage concerning the Tempe train crash will help ease some of the pressure that has been building over the last few weeks and which New Democracy officials fear could boost parties that present themselves as being anti-systemic.
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ND's ratings hold despite choice of president but concern builds about Trump effect Another opinion poll has been published this week suggesting that Greeks are not enthused by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s choice for President of the Republic, but that this lack of enthusiasm does not seem to have harmed the popularity of the government, which seems intent on treading carefully regarding identity issues now that Donald Trump has assumed the US presidency.
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Mitsotakis looks for silver lining in Trump 2.0 as right wing MPs see vindication in President's agenda In a first reaction to President Trump’s second inauguration, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis cautioned against overreactions while tacking to the right on key issues in the Trump agenda, as several lawmakers on the right of his party openly celebrated the “anti-woke” turn in US politics.
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Ruling party tension boils over as Mitsotakis ousts ex-PM and right wing figurehead Samaras The tension that had been building since the summer between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his predecessor Antonis Samaras erupted over the weekend, when the New Democracy leader ousted the ex-premier from the party's parliamentary group after the latter criticised the government again in a newspaper interview and called for Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis to be removed from his position.
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Trump win emboldens Mitsotakis critics as Athens ponders implications of surprise result The implications of the impending return of Donald Trump to the White House are beginning to sink in in Athens, where it was celebrated by prominent figures to the right of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis but viewed with some concern by his foreign policy advisors.
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Mitsotakis hits back at criticism from far right In line with the government’s recent strategy of facing up to any criticism coming from the right of the political spectrum, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has responded to complaints about his stance on migration and foreign policy.