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Unresolved scandals fuel tetchiness, personal battles between parties A heated confrontation between Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis and PASOK has become the clearest expression of the increasingly fractious mood in Greek politics.
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Leadership’s handling of OPEKEPE allegations sparks unrest in New Democracy Managing the mood in the governing party is set to become the next challenge for PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as his initial reaction to latest legal developments on the OPEKEPE farm payments case has sparked tensions in the New Democracy parliamentary group.
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PM pivots to constitutional reform as he tries to limit OPEKEPE fallout Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempted on Monday to seize back the political initiative in relation to the OPEKEPE affair through a televised address that combined institutional reform, self‑criticism and a pointed challenge to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).
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Farm subsidy scandal prompts disquiet in ruling party, encourages opposition The OPEKEPE affair has moved into a new, more dangerous phase for the government, fuelled by daily leaks from the European prosecutor’s case files and an opposition that now treats the scandal as proof that the government has lost its moral and institutional footing.
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OPEKEPE scandal widens as pressure mounts for PM on multiple fronts The political landscape shifted again on Thursday as the OPEKEPE affair deepened, adding new names, new legal pathways, and new political complications to a scandal that is rapidly becoming one of the most destabilising episodes of the government’s seven‑year tenure.
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Government dismisses early elections as opposition call foul on rule of law debate schedule The message from the PM’s office is that early elections are off the table as long as the government is confronting the Middle East crisis and stabilising the economy at home.
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PoliticsGreek Politics ND tries to play down resurfacing of Predator as PASOK seeks to recast itself The government is on the defensive over Predatorgate following the recent developments, while the PASOK leadership determined to use its three‑day congress this weekend as the launchpad for a credible bid for office.
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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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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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ND moves to dismiss charges against former ministers against opposition objections As the parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm payments scandal draws to a close, calls by opposition parties for criminal charges to be brought against two former ministers look set to be stymied by the New Democracy majority which blames historic mismanagement at the agency.