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PM prepares to finalise relief package as talk of electoral tweak gathers pace Greek politics is set to resume its normal rhythm again after the peak of the summer holidays over the weekend, and the government’s focus is on winning back support so it can pave a way to a victory in the next general elections, due to be held in less than two years.
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Wildfires and healthcare failings test government over summer season The government is bracing for the assessment of the toll from the latest spate of wildfires which are still burning across the country after weeks of dry hot weather. The summer season is also testing the national health system, with several reported incidents highlighting staffing gaps and ageing infrastructure.
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PM's strategic bet on Israel meets domestic blowback over Gaza There has been growing public and political pushback against the Greek government's position regarding Israel and the war in Gaza over the last few days, putting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in an awkward position given that he has been cultivating Greece's relationship with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his administration since the former came to power in 2019.
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Mitsotakis prepares for autumn gamble after testing summer A few days before Greece emerges from the political lull of August, the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is rapidly becoming the focal point of a high-stakes autumn. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to unveil a sweeping relief package aimed at easing the cost-of-living crisis, which has proved a source of concern and frustration for voters throughout the last few years.
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Government's foreign policy under scrutiny again following actions by Egypt and Turkey Over the past few weeks, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sought to counter criticism of his government’s foreign policy as overly cautious and lacking assertiveness. However, recent developments involving Egypt and Turkey have once again placed Athens’s diplomatic strategy under the spotlight.
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PM tries to steer agenda back to reforms as OPEKEPE scandal rumbles on A barrage of policy announcements by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis have been overshadowed by the continuing stream of damaging revelations connecting New Democracy to organised fraud at the farm payments agency OPEKEPE.
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Government adamant snap polls are not under consideration The turmoil caused by the OPEKEPE scandal, which followed soon after the jolt suffered by the government due to the public backlash over the Tempe train crash, has fuelled speculation about the possibility of snap elections, but the government is adamant that it will see out its four-year term.
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OPEKEPE scandal dogs PM as speculation about next elections intensifies The criticism and controversy being generated by the OPEKEPE scandal refuses to die down despite Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s latest attempt to justify his government’s actions and to move on from this issue.
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Parliamentary chicanery raises doubt about PM’s grip on party as he looks ahead to relief package The government is hoping that a mixture of summer holidays and discussion about the relief measures it is due to announce in a few weeks will dampen down the furore over this week’s controversial developments in Parliament.
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Parties line up for second day in OPEKEPE debate as rivals accuse PM of cover-up New Democracy passed its proposal for an ordinary parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE scandal following a stormy debate, leaving the opposition to conduct a largely ceremonial debate on alternative proposals targeting two former ministers with criminal charges.