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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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Polling steadies at top but churns beneath surface as opposition support splinters Two new opinion polls published over the past few days — one from Marc and one from Metron Analysis — offer a snapshot of a Greek political landscape that is steady at the top yet increasingly unsettled beneath it.
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Mitsotakis tries to rally base as Tsipras sharpens attacks Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has issued a pointed call for unity within New Democracy, urging the party’s traditional right‑wing base to rally behind him as the countdown to the 2027 general election begins.
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PM faces new challenges as public sides with farmers, Tsipras questions recovery The parliamentary debate over next year’s budget is due to conclude with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis intervention this Tuesday. His comments will be made against the backdrop of an ongoing protest by farmers, which seems to have significant public support, and the questioning of Greece’s recovery under the New Democracy administration by former PM Alexis Tsipras, who may emerge as Mitsotakis’s main rival in the months ahead.
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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers New Democracy lawmakers are demanding more action from the leadership to address the demands of farmers who have turned against the government in rural constituencies. Feeling the heat from among its own ranks as well as escalating protests across the country, the PM’s office looks set to attempt a resolution over the coming days.
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Tsipras takes stage for launch of book and would-be political manifesto Alexis Tsipras stepped onto the stage at the Pallas Theatre in central Athens on Wednesday night ostensibly to present his new book, Ithaki, but the atmosphere, the crowd, and above all the content of his speech transformed the event into a declaration of political intent.
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Amid publicity storm, Tsipras publishes 'Ithaca' and fuels speculation about new journey The much-trailed publication of Alexis Tsipras’s Ithaca has sent ripples through Greece’s political world and strengthened the impression that the ex-SYRIZA leader is eyeing a return to active politics, potentially as a unifier of the country’s progressive forces.
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Voters in flux as government faces more pushback over labour reforms As another 24-hour strike was held on Tuesday to protest the government’s planned labour reforms, two new opinion polls gave an indication of how the Greek public has reacted not just to this issue, but also other recent developments, such as the protests linked to the Tempe train crash case, the ongoing revelations around the OPEKEPE farming subsidy scandal and the decision by former SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras to quit the leftist party.
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Tsipras quits SYRIZA, moves closer to launching new political venture After months of speculation about his political ambitions, former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Monday that he was resigning as a SYRIZA MP and would instead be spending time getting in touch with the grassroots of Greek society.
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Famellos presents struggling SYRIZA’s case, pleads for unity among progressives SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos has tried to set out his alternative offering at the Thessaloniki International Fair just a few days after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented his significant tax-cut package.