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Tsipras calls for more state intervention in energy sector as hopes for EU solution dwindle As the European Commission is widely expected to announce a compromise proposal for tackling rising gas prices, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has called for bolder initiatives at the national level to contain prices and bolster energy security.
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SYRIZA and ND square up on cost-of-living crisis as government attempts to draw line under surveillance The opposition has upped the stakes in its attempt to challenge the government’s economic narrative, indicating that this will be the main avenue of attack on New Democracy’s record on the road to elections.
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Opposition parties reject official conclusions of surveillance inquiry The official report of the special parliamentary inquiry into the surveillance affair has ignited a fresh confrontation between the government and the parties of the opposition, with the latter directly contradicting the official conclusions and accusing the New Democracy of a cover-up.
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ND and SYRIZA prepare to set out on campaign trail The two main parties are planning their next moves on the electoral chessboard as the campaign for the 2023 vote gets underway, albeit unofficially.
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Migration back on main political agenda As Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis headed to Prague for the meeting of leaders to discuss the European Political Community, hoping to share his concerns about Turkey with his counterparts, the issue of migration, one of the friction points between Athens and Ankara, was making headlines again in Greece.
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PM voices concerns about tricky first ballot in next year's elections Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has underlined to his party the importance of New Democracy ensuring it performs well in the first of what could be at least two national elections next year.
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Govt Covid record questioned, as report highlights disparities in hospital death rates A scientific paper on Covid mortality in Greece’s hospitals has prompted a fresh round of questioning of the government’s claims of success in handling the pandemic, as well as allegations of concealment over access to official statistics.
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Big two parties strengthen grip on voters, but dominance remains elusive More polls conducted in the past week confirm the resurgence of Greece’s two main political parties at the expense of smaller players, as the effect of the surveillance scandal appears to have dissipated with the return to regular political business.
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Cost-of-living, surveillance developments encourage ND to target majority in 2023 Following his numerous appearances in New York and the latest opinion polls showing that New Democracy has so far suffered minimal damage from the surveillance scandal, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is looking ahead to the upcoming election campaign with greater optimism and a growing sense that his party may be able to secure a parliamentary majority.
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Opposition anger at constrained surveillance inquiry not yet reflected in public mood The opposition parties are growing increasingly frustrated with what they see as the government’s attempts to obstruct any meaningful investigation into the surveillance scandal, which for the time being seems to be low down on the list of Greek voters’ priorities.