Tags
Mitsotakis
RSS-
Mitsotakis revives spectre of political instability as polls show ND lead diminished
With elections due on May 21 and the gap between the two main parties narrower than at any time in New Democracy’s four-year term, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set in motion the campaign which he hopes will win back voters.
-
Mitsotakis sets May 21 election date, eyes opposition MPs as potential allies
Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that elections will take place on May 21, just hours after he indicated publicly what his preferred option would be if New Democracy does not manage to win a parliamentary majority at the upcoming elections.
-
In search of majority, PM looks to bring back wavering voters
Opinion polls suggest that the upcoming elections, which most observers expect to be held on May 21, will result in a deadlock but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes that they could act a springboard for New Democracy to secure an outright majority in a second ballot a few weeks later, possibly on July 2.
-
PASOK's Androulakis eyes kingmaker role as margin between main players shrinks
With opinion polls showing no clear winner in the upcoming elections, the leader of Greece’s third largest political party set out his terms lending support in a potential coalition government.
-
PM targets elections in May as polls show outcome is finely balanced
With his party continuing to experience a dip in the opinion polls, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seems to have ended speculation that elections will take place at the end of the government’s four-year term, in early July.
-
Mitsotakis targets public sector malaise as MPs scrutinise railway safety
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking to portray himself as the most suitable leader to make the changes necessary to overhaul the public administration so that failures like the ones that contributed to the fatal train crash at Tempe do not occur again.
-
New Democracy pins hopes on minimum wage hike to reverse poll losses
The New Democracy government has unveiled an inflation-busting minimum wage hike a day after the latest wave strikes and protests over the rail accident at Tempe brought towns and cities across the country to a standstill.
-
ND turns sights on public servants as train crash prompts drop in ratings
The government is searching for a new line of defence to protect it from the political impact of the Tempe rail crash after another demonstration in Athens on Sunday and the publication of a second poll suggesting there has been a notable drop in support for New Democracy.
-
ND suffers ratings blow after train crash, hopes time is on its side
The first opinion poll since last week’s deadly train crash suggests that support for New Democracy has declined, raising questions about whether the ruling centre-right party can win an outright majority in the upcoming elections, even after being awarded a 50-seat bonus in a second vote.
-
ND prepares for opinion poll hit after crash protests, shaky communications
Wednesday’s mass demonstrations across Greece suggest that New Democracy can expect to see a hit to its poll ratings as the aftermath of the deadly rail accident at Tempe continues to unfold.