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Leaders present voters with stark choices as campaign reaches climax The campaign for the European and local elections is set to reach its climax on Friday, when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis will deliver their final speeches amid mixed signals about the final result from the opinion polls.
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Mitsotakis appeals to centre-ground voters in bid to score decisive victory New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is spending the final days of the campaign before Sunday’s European Parliament elections trying to woo undecided and moderate voters in the hope that this will help clinch a decisive victory for his campaign.
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Tsipras ramps up fiscal pledges as elections draw closer Even though his government has just adopted the latest package of fiscal expansionary measures, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is not holding back in pledging similar interventions before the general elections later this year.
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SYRIZA tries to build on "positive" measures but polls yet to register bounce Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras suggested on Wednesday that the government may adopt more expansionary measures later this year as Parliament adopted the latest package of so-called positive interventions.
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Tsipras claims EU vote will be close as SYRIZA looks for boost from relief measures MPs are due to vote on Tuesday evening for the package of “positive measures” submitted to Parliament on Monday by the government, which hopes that the relief measures will provide SYRIZA with a boost ahead of the May 26 European and local elections.
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis tone down personal attacks but intensify clash over policies New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis was in no mood to give Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras any respite after he got through another confidence vote on Friday.
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Confidence vote due amid toxic atmosphere, narrowing of opposition poll lead The confidence vote called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to take place late on Friday after the conclusion of a three-day debate that has poisoned the atmosphere in Greek politics further as tensions rise ahead of the European and local elections on May 26.
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis cast gloves aside as pre-election fight gets personal The political battle ahead of the European and local election on May 26 has taken a bitter, personal twist as SYRIZA and New Democracy fight it out for the support of voters.
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Tsipras set to unveil tax cuts as MPs prepare for confidence vote The stage is set for a political showdown between the government and New Democracy ahead of the May 26 European and local elections after the opposition party submitted a censure motion regarding Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis, which the government turned into a confidence vote in the whole cabinet.
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Mitsotakis attempts to outmanoeuvre Tsipras over lower tax-free threshold As the government gauges the reaction of the European institutions to the tax relief measures it is planning to unveil in the coming days, New Democracy is attempting to outmanoeuvre SYRIZA over the pre-legislated reduction of the tax-free threshold.