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Faltering relationship with farmers a sign of wider concerns for government Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras has been forced to deny rumours that he is considering resigning amid growing discontent among farmers about the decisions being taken by the government which affects their sector.
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Voters in flux as government faces more pushback over labour reforms As another 24-hour strike was held on Tuesday to protest the government’s planned labour reforms, two new opinion polls gave an indication of how the Greek public has reacted not just to this issue, but also other recent developments, such as the protests linked to the Tempe train crash case, the ongoing revelations around the OPEKEPE farming subsidy scandal and the decision by former SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras to quit the leftist party.
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Tempe reverberations continue as PM reacts to ongoing protests Despite the decision taken last week by the justice system to agree to the demands made by relatives of the 57 people killed in the Tempe train crash for the exhumation of the victims’ remains, it appears that the aftermath of Greece’s deadliest rail accident will continue to dog the government for months, if not years, to come.
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OPEKEPE hearings ruffle feathers in New Democracy as party waits for Samaras’s next move The parliamentary inquiry into the fraudulent farm payments scandal has heard claims of political interference from a former head of the payments agency, testing loyalties within the governing party.
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Tsipras quits SYRIZA, moves closer to launching new political venture After months of speculation about his political ambitions, former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Monday that he was resigning as a SYRIZA MP and would instead be spending time getting in touch with the grassroots of Greek society.
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Mitsotakis renews call for Turkey to scrap "casus belli" - opposition unimpressed Kyriakos Mitsotakis returned from his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly last week feeling that he had burnished Greece's diplomatic contacts with a range of countries and had stated the country's case clearly vis a vis its ongoing disputes with Turkey, making the trip a success despite the cancellation of his scheduled meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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OPEKEPE scandal remains sore point for government despite wayward inquiry Although the government has tried to deflect attention from its responsibility for the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal by broadening the scope of the parliamentary inquiry so it dates back to 1998 - thereby forcing other administrations and parties to account for their actions - the early stages of the committee's proceedings, as well as fears about the loss of EU subsidies, suggest that the issue is unlikely to fade any time soon.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Opinion polls signal fragile political stalemate and rising public anger Although Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ scheduled half-hour meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly has dominated headlines, two fresh opinion polls released this week make clear that domestic politics remain the story that will decide the government’s fate.
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Mitsotakis tries to rally MPs amid lacklustre poll data, resurfacing of Tempe Ahead of his trip to New York this week for the United Nations' General Assembly, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been trying to rally his party, which does not seem to have benefitted from a significant opinion poll bounce - as some conservative officials had been hoping - in the wake of the recent announcements about substantial tax cuts for Greek households.
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Polls indicate PM’s tax-cut offer fails to move needle as voters remain pessimistic, concerned Two more new opinion polls (Metron Analysis for Mega TV and MRB for Open TV) have indicated that although the tax cuts announced recently by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have been welcomed by some voters, they do not seem to have moved the needle in terms of support for his New Democracy party.