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ND polishes TIF package as Samaras reopens "woke agenda" line With four days left before Kyriakos Mitsotakis opens this year's Thessaloniki International Fair, the shape of the government's economic package is coming into sharper focus, even as the prime minister works to contain a fresh outbreak of hostilities on his right flank from Antonis Samaras.
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Major Israeli defence deal aims for strategic upgrade, but also opens political fault lines Greece’s decision to sign the 3-billion-euro “Achilles Shield” defence agreement with Israel marks one of the most significant military procurements in its modern history, but also one of the most controversial.
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PM shapes high stakes autumn agenda as Turkey’s marine parks move prompts backlash With less than three weeks until the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), the government is finalising a package of measures that Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes will reset the political landscape ahead of the general election.
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Samaras gears up for return as Tsipras guns for first place in elections Alexis Tsipras has used the August lull to reassert his presence, amid a growing verbal battle with PASOK, and Antonis Samaras appears ready to accelerate the launch of his new party.
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PM offers more fuel relief as path to TIF pledges becomes more treacherous As Greece moves towards the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in early September, the government is being forced to deal with a cost‑of‑living crisis intensified by geopolitical instability, a shifting electoral landscape marked by new party dynamics and voter volatility, and the start of a major constitutional revision process that requires broad parliamentary support.
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Government opens door to coalition amid poll deadlock and escalating clash with Tsipras As Greece moves deeper into a volatile pre‑electoral period, senior government figures have begun speaking more openly about the possibility of coalition rule - a notable shift for New Democracy, which has long insisted on outright majority government.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Samaras escalates row with PM as ELAS tries to build credibility Over recent weeks, pressure on Maximos has begun to converge from multiple directions: Antonis Samaras has escalated his personal confrontation with Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Predator surveillance scandal and Alexis Tsipras’s new party, the Greek Left Alliance (ELAS), is simultaneously attacking the government’s economic narrative and grappling with the challenge of presenting a credible, fully costed alternative.
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Government embraces debtor compensation ruling as ELAS unveils frontline team Parliament is set to vote on Wednesday on a government amendment implementing the recent Supreme Court ruling on loans restructured under the Katseli Law.
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Parties shift into early campaign mode as ND mobilises and ELAS builds machine Greece may still be officially several months away from its next national election, but the country’s political landscape is already behaving as if the campaign has begun.
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Tsipras talks up ELAS momentum as ND pleads with former leader to stand down Alexis Tsipras is intensifying his campaign to position the newly formed ELAS as a decisive force in the next national elections, insisting that the political landscape has already shifted and that his movement is entering the race not to protest, but to win.