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Mitsotakis asks voters for four more years to deliver high-wage, low-tax programme
New Democracy pledged more growth and investment in services, efficient government and stronger defence in a five-pillar plan laid out by leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
Buoyed by another opinion poll showing that his party is starting to pick up support ahead of the May 21 elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to set out his policy agenda on Wednesday, informing voters of what they can expect if New Democracy is re-elected.
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ND shows signs of comeback as elections approach
Just under a month ahead of national elections, opinion polls show New Democracy on the rebound from public outrage over the deadly Tempe rail crash which severely dented the conservatives’ re-election prospects.
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ND quick out of blocks as election race gets underway officially
The election campaign gets underway officially this week, after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked for Parliament to be dissolved ahead of the May 21 vote, and the ruling New Democracy party is hoping to build momentum towards an eventual result that would deliver an outright majority in Parliament.
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SYRIZA's coalition options scrutinised as Tsipras remains focussed on first place
The question of whether SYRIZA would be willing to lead a governing coalition if it does not win the May 21 elections is being scrutinised after seemingly contradictory remarks by the left-wing party’s officials.
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On campaign trail, PM promises higher pay as SYRIZA wavers over MEP assault claims
Party leaders continued to tour the country outlining their election pledges ahead of what promises to be a close race in just over a month’s time.
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Mitsotakis, Tsipras criss-cross Greece as support for main parties edges up
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras are continuing to criss-cross Greece in a bit to drum up support ahead of the May 21 elections as some voters seem to be moving towards the two main parties.
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Party leaders back on road with rival election pledges after Easter break
Following a brief pause for the Easter holidays, Greece’s political parties are getting back into gear for the final month of campaigning before national elections.
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Top judge's resignation over election law overshadows campaigns
The political row prompted by the resignation of the Supreme Court vice president rumbles on, as the opposition has fixed on claims by the former judge that the government attempted to bribe him into disqualifying a far-right party from the upcoming elections.
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Move to block far-right fuels conflict between ND and SYRIZA
Parliament passed on Tuesday the government’s amendment aimed mainly at giving the Supreme Court the right to bar far-right Ellines (Greeks) from participating in the upcoming elections, although the legislation continued to be a sore point in the relations between New Democracy and its main rival SYRIZA.