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Resignations of two key aides undermines PM's attempt to rebuff crash cover-up claims Although the government, which has a significant parliamentary majority, was not troubled by last night’s no-confidence vote, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis did not escape unscathed from the process.
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New Democracy comes out fighting against Tempe censure motion Opposition parties directed a barrage of cover-up accusations at the government over the Tempe crash at the opening of a three-day debate on the censure motion submitted on Tuesday.
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Government prepares to hit back at opposition's censure motion over train crash Greece’s opposition parties are expected to table this Tuesday a censure motion in Parliament as part of an attempt to hold the government to account over what they believe is a cover-up attempt in connection to last year’s deadly Tempe train crash.
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New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on an official visit to Canada, faces a political storm on his return to Athens amid accusations that his government was involved in the doctoring of audio recordings connected to the Tempe train crash in order to make the claim that the accident was solely the result of human error more plausible.
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Waning support in opinion polls generates concern for government Two more opinion polls published on Thursday have provided further cause for concern in the ranks of the ruling New Democracy party, especially as one shows the centre-right grouping’s projected support dropping by around 5 percentage points.
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Opposition parties vow not to let up on Tempe despite inquiry verdict The conclusions of a parliamentary inquiry laying the blame for the Tempe rail crash on human error were roundly rejected by opposition parties in Parliament, in an indication that the handling of the deadly incident will continue to dog the New Democracy administration.
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Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote With one eye on the upcoming European Parliament elections, and the fear that many voters will use it as a chance to vent their frustrations, the government is turning its attention towards the migration issue again.
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Mitsotakis hits back on multiple fronts as SYRIZA sets out its economic pledges There is no prospect of an Easter handout this year according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who said the government would focus instead on increasing earnings.
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Government concludes Tempe inquiry, turns attention to Thessaly reconstruction Amid complaints from opposition politicians about a cover-up, New Democracy adopted on Monday its own findings from Parliament’s Tempe train crash inquiry as the government tries to move attention away from the accident and its aftermath to other, potentially less damaging, issues.
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Slower growth nixes handout plans, fires criticism of ND's economic policies The latest GDP figures, which fell below expectations, seem to have put a halt to any thoughts of the government providing further handouts in the run-up to Easter, and have prompted an attack from the opposition over the government’s handling of the economy.