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ELAS emerges as clear winner among new entrants, Elpida falters Alexis Tsipras’s new party ELAS appears to be achieving critical mass, with a new poll suggesting that it could breach the 20 percent mark, making it the main opposition to New Democracy.
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Mitsotakis sets out 2027 strategy as ELAS accelerates build-out Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a high‑profile television interview on Thursday night to set out his strategic roadmap to the 2027 elections.
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SYRIZA steps aside as ELAS gains traction and Samaras starts counting down The developments in Greek politics continue to come at a high pace: Over the last few days, SYRIZA has effectively withdrawn from the electoral arena, Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS has consolidated its position as the main opposition force, New Democracy is reportedly preparing a limited reshuffle while quietly weighing the temptation of autumn elections, and ex-PM Antonis Samaras has all but confirmed his intention to launch a new party
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New parties redraw political map as ND and PASOK scramble for control A new Metron Analysis poll confirms what recent surveys have already hinted at: the emergence of Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS and Maria Karystianou’s Elpida (Hope for Democracy) appears to be causing a structural shift in Greek politics.
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Polls prompt ND to crunch coalition numbers as Tsipras turns attention to policy Voters’ initial reaction to the launch of new political parties suggests that New Democracy can hold its own against the new entities but would fall short of an outright majority in the next elections.
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PASOK on edge amid disagreement over engagement with new Tsipras party The launch of Alexis Tsipras’s new party, ELAS, has already impacted the political landscape, but PASOK is feeling its arrival most deeply. A comment by Athens Mayor Haris Doukas has exposed tension, strategic anxieties and the fragility of the party’s narrative about remaining autonomous.
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New Democracy and PASOK challenged by arrival of new parties The emergence of two new parties - Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS and Maria Karystianou’s Elpida - have disrupted the pre‑election landscape, forcing the government to accelerate its strategic planning and pushing PASOK into a defensive posture.
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ND and PASOK turn fire on Tsipras’s new party as political tension escalates Greek politics is moving at a pace rarely seen outside election periods and certainly not since the peak of the country’s economic crisis. The launch of Alexis Tsipras’s new party this week has pushed the political system into a new phase of confrontation.
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Opponents react to Tsipras comeback as new parties make mark on political landscape Parties across the political spectrum have offered their first reactions to ELAS, the new political vehicle of former PM Alexis Tsipras, whose launch on Tuesday has sent ripples through the landscape of Greek politics.
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PM tries to wrestle back initiative as new parties reshape political landscape Just hours before Alexis Tsipras unveils his new political vehicle in Athens, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to convene his cabinet with the aim of projecting stability, accelerating reforms and defending his government from pressures emerging simultaneously from the right and the centre‑left.