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Efforts to boost health system continue amid questions about govt strategy

As the number of coronavirus cases in Greece continues to rise, questions are starting to emerge over the ability of the health system to cope with a surge in the numbers requiring hospital treatment.

PM orders lockdown as opposition focusses on health system's capacity

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a lockdown on Sunday night after a discernible rise in the number of coronavirus-related deaths and confirmed cases.

Poll suggests broad support for border closure, continued concern about islands

The first major opinion poll published since the closure of Greek-Turkish border crossings appears to back up the sense that there is strong support for the government’s decision across the political spectrum.

Tsipras challenges Mitsotakis as probe into scandal rekindles rivalry

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has challenged Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to take him to a special court in connection to the handling of the Novartis case when the left-wing party was in power.

Latest Novartis clash signals deeper battle over role of judiciary

The Novartis affair has resurfaced to disrupt the relative calm in Greek party politics, with New Democracy accusing SYRIZA of trying to cover up its attempts to tarnish its political opponents with made-up corruption claims and the opposition claiming that the government is trying to pervert the course of justice.

Facing accusations of authoritarianism, Tsipras spells out softer future vision in member Q&A

After another testy meeting of SYRIZA officials over the weekend which gave fodder to political rivals inside and out of the party, leader Alexis Tsipras has taken the opportunity to deliver a more constructive message by addressing the party’s new members.

Identity crisis in KINAL resurfaces as SYRIZA touts common ground

By: Georgia Nakou

Greece’s third party, KINAL (Movement for Change), is about to launch a nationwide consultation exercise in preparation for a national party conference in March, with topics ranging from the party’s progressive identity and the role of socialism, to Europe, the welfare state and the “green new deal”.

SYRIZA looks back at time in office as it searches for way forward

Seven months after it was roundly defeated in the general elections by New Democracy, SYRIZA officials have delivered their assessment of the party’s performance while in office.

ND steps up efforts to build island detention centres for migrants

The government’s relationship with residents of islands hosting asylum seekers is going to be tested further after it was announced on Monday that authorities will be appropriating land to build closed reception centres.

Tensions within SYRIZA en route to membership ballot, party conference

Tensions have flared up among rival factions in SYRIZA, as the main opposition party tries to find its footing against the New Democracy government and stake out a territory in the post-MoU political landscape.