Tags
Far Right
RSS-
PoliticsGreek Politics
ELAS builds party machinery, stokes row over heating oil as Kasidiaris targets comeback As Greece enters a long pre‑election period marked by economic anxiety and political volatility, Alexis Tsipras is accelerating efforts to turn ELAS into a fully-fledged nationwide organisation capable of competing in the next general election.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
Discipline problems cloud govt's TIF message as spotlight falls on private clinic regulation New Democracy's efforts to build momentum off Kyriakos Mitsotakis's Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) announcements have been overshadowed by public friction within the parliamentary group this week.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
ND snared in row over jobless benefits as Kasidiaris hints at return after prison release The government’s efforts to promote the measures Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out recently at the Thessaloniki International Fair, while trying to also pick apart those put forward by its main opponents – PASOK and ELAS – suffered a setback this week due to a self‑inflicted controversy over unemployment benefit.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
Government's ongoing stand-off with livestock breeders heralds resurgence of farming protests PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with livestock breeders in an effort to put out the dying embers of the farmers’ protests that have troubled him for weeks, but with questions still being asked about the government's approach to sheep pox.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
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.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
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.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
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.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
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.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
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.
-
PoliticsGreek Politics
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.