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Opposition parties accuse ND of manipulating inquiry into Tempe crash MPs have voted for a parliamentary inquiry into the rail crash at Tempe which resulted in 57 deaths in February, but opposition parties warn that New Democracy intends to manipulate the process to shield politicians from criminal charges.
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SYRIZA reverberations continue as MPs debate Tempe rail crash inquiry The fallout from this weekend’s turbulent events affecting the main opposition party, SYRIZA, continued to jolt the leftists. Since party leader Stefanos Kasselakis threw down the gauntlet by challenging dissenters, there has been a steady trickle of cadres announcing their departure from SYRIZA.
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PM brushes aside political cost of self-employed tax bill as main opposition unravels Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears determined to pass a controversial tax reform in the teeth of opposition from unions and his own party’s lawmakers.
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SYRIZA and PASOK join forces to pressure govt as polls show gap between them narrowing The leaders of Greece two main opposition parties, SYRIZA and PASOK, have shaken hands on an initiative to pressure Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s New Democracy administration for answers on the surveillance affair and the Tempe rail crash.
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Government braces for self-employed tax protests, but insists on soundness of measure The government is bracing itself for a backlash against the new tax on self-employed income it presented last week, while at the same time trying to win over public opinion for the measure.
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Government officials escalate attack on watchdogs, as spyware report touches on PM's office A new media report appears to draw closer links between the dissemination of the Predator spyware and the Prime Minister’s office, as the independent authorities probing the evidence for extra-judicial surveillance of public figures and journalists accuse the government of interference.
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Government feels pinch from public's fears about high cost of living The growing concern among Greek households about rising prices, particularly for basic goods, has pushed the cost-of-living issue back up the political agenda and is putting greater pressure on the government, which wants to be seen to be taking action to combat any cases of profiteering or exploitation of market conditions.
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Government faces uproar over tax evasion measures despite solid poll ratings The announcement of a new tax regime for self-employed earners has elicited a strong reaction from opposition parties. The measure is part of a reform package that the government claims are necessary to combat tax evasion, but its critics say it amounts to unfair targeting.
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Opposition parties turn to institutions after latest claims in wiretapping scandal In the shadow of the latest developments concerning the surveillance scandal, the main opposition parties are attempting to put pressure on the government over its handling of the country’s institutions, an issue that has generated controversy throughout New Democracy’s time in office since 2019.
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Parties diverge over Gaza conflict in wake of UN vote abstention The government and the main opposition parties find themselves at odds over the situation in the Middle East after initially having broadly similar positions in the immediate wake of Hamas’s murderous incursion into Israel.