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Government scrambles to ease household pressure as PM targets PASOK and ELAS for “freebie politics” The government is stepping up its efforts to demonstrate that it is easing the financial burden on Greek households, as the second part of the latest ALCO poll painted a stark picture of economic insecurity.
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Tsipras smells chance as ELAS surges to second, while ND courts right flank Alexis Tsipras has raised the stakes of Greece’s emerging pre‑election season, calling for a victory for his newly formed ELAS party from the very first Sunday.
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Urban planning scandal deepens as Tsipras unveils five cost of living pledges The rapid expansion of an urban planning corruption scandal, which has already produced arrests, resignations and fierce political recriminations; and Alexis Tsipras’s attempt to seize the initiative across the opposition spectrum with a package of five headline policy pledges aimed at easing the cost of living have set the tone for the week ahead in Greek politics.
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Mitsotakis sets out 2027 strategy as ELAS accelerates build-out Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a high‑profile television interview on Thursday night to set out his strategic roadmap to the 2027 elections.
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ND shifts into campaign mode as urban planning scandal deepens New Democracy has formally entered the pre‑election phase, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis signalling the start of a long campaign that could stretch to 2027, even as the government confronts a widening corruption scandal inside urban planning departments.
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Mitsotakis sharpens "stability" message as Samaras looms and polls tighten Kyriakos Mitsotakis has begun to frame the next national elections as a choice between continuity and uncertainty, using a series of public interventions to underline what he sees as the central stake of the coming contest: whether Greece will stay on a path of macroeconomic and institutional stability.
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Mitsotakis tries to balance party discipline, right‑flank pressures with minor reshuffle Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s latest cabinet reshuffle was billed as a handful of targeted adjustments to fill unavoidable vacancies, rather than a more sweeping exercise that might have pointed to the date of the next elections.
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SYRIZA steps aside as ELAS gains traction and Samaras starts counting down The developments in Greek politics continue to come at a high pace: Over the last few days, SYRIZA has effectively withdrawn from the electoral arena, Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS has consolidated its position as the main opposition force, New Democracy is reportedly preparing a limited reshuffle while quietly weighing the temptation of autumn elections, and ex-PM Antonis Samaras has all but confirmed his intention to launch a new party
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New parties redraw political map as ND and PASOK scramble for control A new Metron Analysis poll confirms what recent surveys have already hinted at: the emergence of Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS and Maria Karystianou’s Elpida (Hope for Democracy) appears to be causing a structural shift in Greek politics.
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Polls prompt ND to crunch coalition numbers as Tsipras turns attention to policy Voters’ initial reaction to the launch of new political parties suggests that New Democracy can hold its own against the new entities but would fall short of an outright majority in the next elections.