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PASOK pushes for answers over farm subsidy scandal as ND maintains poll lead The scandal involving allegedly fraudulent farming subsidies does not appear to be an issue that the government will be able to easily sweep under the carpet. It is also coming under scrutiny at a time when New Democracy had started to recover some of the popularity it lost earlier this year.
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ND looks to preserve recent poll gains as Tempe issue returns to centre stage The Tempe issue is set to return to the centre stage of Greek politics this week as the opposition parties are due to submit their proposals for former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis and Christos Spirtzis to face preliminary judicial inquiries in connection to their roles in the years and months preceding the accident.
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ND directs fire at PASOK over Tempe as ruling party’s MPs grumble over land decree New Democracy has taken advantage of the Tempe issue moving back to the top of the political agenda by turning its fire on PASOK, the party it sees as its most immediate rival.
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New Democracy faces claims of dark funding after revelation of links to internet campaign group A political storm has erupted after reports linked a pro-New Democracy online group to a network of PR agencies receiving contracts from state bodies and corporations with close government ties.
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Health insurance costs and energy bills provide new avenue for opposition attacks With the long period of speculation about the identity of the presidential candidate over, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis must now return to the everyday business of Parliament, where the agenda continues to be dominated by the cost of living. Energy bills have returned to the forefront, while the opposition has stirred up a debate about rising insurance costs.
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Economy
Bank tax proposal spearheads PASOK attack on government's economic policy PASOK’s new strategy of focusing on areas where the government has, in the public’s view, performed poorly and tabling legislative proposals that puts the government on the defensive appears to have caught the administration of Kyriakos Mitsotakis unprepared.
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Kasselakis question continues to dog diminishing SYRIZA As confusion still surrounds the issue of whether Stefanos Kasselakis will seek to regain the SYRIZA leadership, the leftist party continues to perform poorly in opinion polls and risks being left on the sidelines.
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No holiday from rancour over Athens wildfire as PM accused of downplaying damage Greece’s political leadership used the traditional wishes on the Dormition holiday to express solidarity with the victims of the catastrophic Athens wildfire, but PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s message calling for unity was slammed by opposition leaders who accuse him of opportunism.
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Opposition set to back same-sex marriage bill, easing passage through Parliament SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has revealed that his party will support the marriage equality legislation being put forward by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which now looks to have a chance of passing with the help of the opposition.
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Kasselakis aiming to bounce back as SYRIZA continues to take hits Stefanos Kasselakis is aiming to rebound after suffering another body blow to his leadership of SYRIZA in the form of the departure of more MPs and the publication of yet another opinion poll showing the left-wing party losing second place.