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Boosted by polls, PM uses Iran war to reassert control, shut down election and reshuffle talk As the Iran conflict sends tremors through European security and global energy markets, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is using the moment to project a message of steadiness, readiness and long‑term purpose.
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Lack of perceived alternatives strengthens ND as challenger parties lose shine New polling suggests that the novelty might be wearing off potential challenger parties, with established forces edging ahead amid the turbulence of the past week, despite a palpable lack of enthusiasm from voters.
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Opposition demands assurances of non-involvement in Iran conflict Opposition leaders pressed PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis for assurances that Greece’s role in the region will remain strictly limited to the defence of its close ally Cyprus, avoiding deeper involvement in the Iran conflict.
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Greece goes operational amid growing concern about Iran war blowback Greece has gone from cautiously monitoring the Middle East crisis to an active, multi‑level mobilisation, as the war in Iran spills into the Eastern Mediterranean and draws Cyprus — and by extension the EU — into the line of fire.
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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.