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Rule of law concerns in spotlight again as government focusses on farmers' grievances
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIssues concerning the rule of law in Greece are back in the spotlight after reports were issued suggesting that the country’s record on corruption is slipping and serious problems continue to plague the local media.
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Government tries to appease farmers, will continue to court political centre
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is trying to display as much flexibility as it can towards protesting farmers, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is sticking to his guns over the induction of centre-left politicians in New Democracy’s ranks even though this is also causing concern among party officials.
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Opinion polls show drop in support for ND, continuing concern about inflation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo opinion polls published on Thursday indicate that there has been a rare decline in support for the ruling New Democracy party since December as voters remain unhappy about efforts to contain the cost of living and amid substantial scepticism about the marriage equality bill due to be voted in Parliament in mid-February.
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Cabinet clears marriage equality bill without drama as Tempe inquiry hears grave accusations
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSame-sex marriage looks set to prove less of a stumbling block for the government than initially thought, while a last-minute attempt to extend postal voting to national elections torpedoed the consensus cultivated with opposition parties.
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Late switch smashes accord over postal vote, but marriage equality compromise still intact
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s surprise attempt to extend the postal vote to national, as well as European, elections appears to have undermined any chance of political consensus over the issue.
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Government tests cross-party consensus with postal vote amendment
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s surprise decision to extend its proposal on postal voting to national elections has made opposition parties reconsider their support for the reform.
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Government pins hopes on new measures to control runaway price hikes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s latest raft of anti-inflation measures designed to tackle prices on supermarket shelves was tabled in Parliament this week. The New Democracy administration is promising tough enforcement against profiteering, but opposition parties continue to call for a more radical approach.
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Majority for marriage equality in sight despite reluctance among ruling party MPs
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter two days during which New Democracy MPs were briefed privately by government officials about the reasoning behind the marriage equality bill, as well as its details, the party appears confident that most of its lawmakers will back the legislation, although this still means that many could vote against it.
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Centrist voters emerge as key to same-sex marriage initiative
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest polls are yielding a more nuanced picture of the Greek public’s attitude to same-sex marriage and adoption, potentially backing up Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s instincts in pursuing the legislation against the objections of the ultra-conservative wing of his party.
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Marriage equality bill causing reverberations within ruling party and opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe same-sex marriage bill is continuing to cause turmoil in Greece’s main political parties as at least one minister looks set to quit the New Democracy cabinet over the issue, while some SYRIZA officials have taken exception to the leftist party’s leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, ordering his MPs to vote in favour of the draft legislation or face expulsion.