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Extensive wildfires put extra strain on PM as he looks for clear path to TIF policy speech The dense smoke that settled over Attica in recent days captured, with brutal clarity, the scale of the destruction Greece is facing this summer due to an extensive outbreak of wildfires.
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PM uses island visit to highlight border control as Tsipras makes decentralisation play Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a visit to the Aegean island of Leros on Monday to sharpen the binary choice he wants voters to confront at the next election, contrasting the current state of border security and migration management with the record of SYRIZA-ANEL government he replaced in 2019.
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PM and ministers go on the road as constitutional revision vote fails to yield consensus The government is mounting an effort to reconnect with regional Greece ahead of the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), as Alexis Tsipras attempts to redefine the progressive space through an ambitious overhaul of local government.
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PM offers more fuel relief as path to TIF pledges becomes more treacherous As Greece moves towards the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in early September, the government is being forced to deal with a cost‑of‑living crisis intensified by geopolitical instability, a shifting electoral landscape marked by new party dynamics and voter volatility, and the start of a major constitutional revision process that requires broad parliamentary support.
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ND faces deadlock over constitutional revision as SYRIZA continues to unravel Party leaders are due to debate this Friday the government’s proposals for the revision of the Greek constitution. But it was already clear from the opening session of the parliamentary discussion that New Democracy enters this process politically isolated, unable to secure the 180‑vote supermajority required for any meaningful change, and locked in a confrontational dynamic with an opposition that refuses to grant it even the minimum level of trust.
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PM paves way to elections with three-year growth plan as ballot speculation simmers Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been assembling the elements of the argument that he intends to make at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in September to convince voters to give New Democracy a third term. At the heart of the pitch is a three-year growth programme, which, he argues, will make Greece “a much better country by 2030”.
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PM sets stage for 2027 as ND tries to rally in face of scandals, pension politics and polling drift Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used Monday’s meeting of New Democracy’s parliamentary group to send a message that carried distinctly pre‑election undertones, even as he repeated once again that national elections will be held in the spring of 2027.
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Government counter‑offensive on OPEKEPE as Tsipras–SYRIZA schism deepens The government has launched a forceful counter‑offensive following the European Public Prosecutor’s Office’s (EPPO) decision to prosecute four New Democracy MPs for misdemeanour‑level offences linked to agricultural subsidies.
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Government opens door to coalition amid poll deadlock and escalating clash with Tsipras As Greece moves deeper into a volatile pre‑electoral period, senior government figures have begun speaking more openly about the possibility of coalition rule - a notable shift for New Democracy, which has long insisted on outright majority government.
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Government leans on 'law and order' after arson arrests, but Predator scandal still festers The government has seized on a series of high profile arrests to reinforce its “law and order” message, hoping to restore trust among right‑leaning voters shaken by recent political turbulence.