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Tsipras resignation opens up debate about SYRIZA's future
Alexis Tsipras’s decision to stand down from the leadership of SYRIZA marks the end of an era for the leftist party and decision time for the membership and organs.
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Tsipras resigns, paves way for leadership contest at SYRIZA as left looks to regroup
Alexis Tsipras has announced that he is stepping down as leader of SYRIZA after roughly 15 years at the helm of the left-wing grouping, paving the way for a leadership contest that could be a significant factor in the revival of the party and the left/centre-left opposition to the New Democracy government.
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Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters
Kyriakos Mitsotakis was re-elected as Prime Minister with a convincing win on Sunday as his party kept up its impressive showing in the May 21 elections by taking an estimated 40.5 pct of the vote and winning a comfortable majority of seven seats in the 300-seat Greek Parliament, according to the first official projections.
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Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
With a New Democracy win all but assured in Sunday’s elections, the main forces of the opposition are staking out their positions with an eye on the day after on Greece’s political scene.
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ND lead unabated in face of last-minute disputes over migrant boat sinking, minority votes
In the final stretch to the ballot, New Democracy leads more confidently than ever in opinion polls, despite the ongoing controversies surrounding the deadly sinking of a migrant ship and allegations of Turkish interference in Thrace.
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Mitsotakis enters last week of campaign with confidence, high ratings
With just a week left until Greeks vote again to elect a government, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is displaying growing confidence that he will win a clear majority on June 25 – a belief that is backed up by one opinion poll after the other.
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Tension rises in electoral battle, but opinion polls suggest result in little doubt
The growing tension ahead of the June 25 elections, which New Democracy is vying to win comfortably enough to secure a parliamentary majority, has been highlighted by a clash between the centre-right party and SYRIZA over the latter’s candidates in the Rodopi region of northeastern Greece.
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Opinion poll offers Mitsotakis encouragement in quest for majority
The latest opinion poll to be published since the May 21 elections has provided New Democracy with further encouragement that it is on the right track and that a parliamentary majority is in sight on June 25.
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Mitsotakis sticks with stability mantra as SYRIZA looks for new approach
Kyriakos Mitsotakis is sticking to the formula that won him a landslide victory in the May 21 elections, hoping that this will drive New Democracy to a clear majority in the second vote on June 25.
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Tsipras identifies failings, tries to rally SYRIZA as Androulakis attempts to tread own path
The caretaker government, under the premiership of senior judge Ioannis Sarmas, that will guide Greece to the June 25 elections was due to be sworn in on Friday but most of the attention was on the opposition parties’ efforts to ensure that New Democracy does not enjoy another landslide victory next month.