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Opposition parties turn to institutions after latest claims in wiretapping scandal In the shadow of the latest developments concerning the surveillance scandal, the main opposition parties are attempting to put pressure on the government over its handling of the country’s institutions, an issue that has generated controversy throughout New Democracy’s time in office since 2019.
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Parties diverge over Gaza conflict in wake of UN vote abstention The government and the main opposition parties find themselves at odds over the situation in the Middle East after initially having broadly similar positions in the immediate wake of Hamas’s murderous incursion into Israel.
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Spyware probe claims push spotlight back on government's treatment of institutions The government’s respect, or lack of, for independent institutions and the judicial process is back in the spotlight again as a result of the latest developments in the wiretapping scandal.
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SYRIZA poll nosedive spells more trouble for Kasselakis Just one month after the election of Stefanos Kasselakis as SYRIZA leader, a new national poll shows a collapse in the party’s support. The results come as the party is rocked by internal dissent, with senior figures warning that a permanent split is all but inevitable.
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SYRIZA's left wing a step closer to walking out, creating window of opportunity for PASOK As each day passes, SYRIZA looks to be moving closer to a permanent split, triggered by the surprising rise of Stefanos Kasselakis to become party leader, that could blow opposition politics in Greece wide open.
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PM urges ministers to heed local vote warnings as opposition looks ahead Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on his ministers to heed the warnings of the second round of the local elections, which saw New Democracy lose in five of the six remaining regional authority contests while also seeing the candidates the conservatives were supporting lose control of the country’s two biggest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki.
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Parties ponder next steps as dust settles following local elections The three main political parties in Greece are charting their next moves as they continue to digest the shock results of the second round of local elections. While the New Democracy government is downplaying the celebrations of its rivals, the strategic alliance between SYRIZA and PASOK looks likely to prove ephemeral.
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition The results of the second round of local elections, held on Sunday, put a substantially different complexion on the political picture that had been formed following the first round, as New Democracy’s dominance at a regional and municipal level failed to materialise.
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Reconstruction funds at centre of local elections, as ND makes final push for second round As campaigning for the second round of municipal and regional elections enters the final stretch, regional reconstruction funds are emerging as New Democracy’s key weapon in the push to get the party’s candidates over the line.
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Few bright spots for opposition candidates in local polls, ND confident for second round New Democracy is claiming that total dominance over municipal and regional government is within reach, as the results of the first round of elections served up few unpleasant surprises for the governing party. At the same time, the polls created a new dynamic between SYRIZA and PASOK, as the main opposition parties contemplate strategic plays.