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Athens anxious about managing alliances and fallout from Iran bombing The Israeli–US strike on Iran over the weekend has jolted European capitals – none more so than Athens as Greece faces a crisis that touches many of its strategic vulnerabilities: energy, shipping, tourism, trade and migration.
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Predator ruling reopens scandal that government hoped had been buried One of the scandals that has haunted Greece’s centre-right administration over the last few years – the Predator surveillance case – is back in the spotlight after a lower court issued convictions in Thursday, which could lead to prosecutors reopening their investigation into potential felonies but has already reignited the political tussle over the affair and placed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis under closer scrutiny.
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Health minister hogs spotlight, puts PM in tricky position Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, who is never far from controversy, has been in the media spotlight over the last couple of weeks, fuelling speculation about the possible motives behind the high-profile clashes he has been involved in.
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Polling steadies at top but churns beneath surface as opposition support splinters Two new opinion polls published over the past few days — one from Marc and one from Metron Analysis — offer a snapshot of a Greek political landscape that is steady at the top yet increasingly unsettled beneath it.
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Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable As Greece edges toward national elections expected by summer 2027, the governing New Democracy party is publicly holding firm to its stated ambition of securing an outright parliamentary majority, which would be record third consecutive victory of this type for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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ND and PASOK trade accusations as fresh corruption allegations cloud opposition As parties square up for a protracted pre-election campaign season, New Democracy is turning the spotlight on the main opposition, PASOK, with claims that ongoing corruption investigations taint the social democrats’ leadership.
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PM hails hydrocarbon deals as win for energy security and geopolitical standing This week’s signing of four new hydrocarbon exploration agreements was welcomed by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a landmark moment in Greece’s energy strategy and the country’s geopolitical status in the region.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Mitsotakis tries to rally base as Tsipras sharpens attacks Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has issued a pointed call for unity within New Democracy, urging the party’s traditional right‑wing base to rally behind him as the countdown to the 2027 general election begins.
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Mitsotakis targets rivals as Androulakis tries to shrug off doubters As Greece edges towards the next general election cycle, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s centre‑right government is recalibrating its political machinery with a clear objective to secure another term by shaping the battlefield on its own terms.
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Farmers roll back into Athens as government fails to resolve long-running dispute The government’s latest attempt to defuse a long‑running standoff with Greece’s farmers appears to have fallen flat, with producers and livestock breeders returning to the streets of Athens on Friday in a fresh show of discontent.