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Tsipras talks up prospects of snap elections Alexis Tsipras has added to the ongoing speculation about snap polls in the autumn by indicating that he believes Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to call a general election several months ahead of schedule.
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Parties balanced finely as build-up to next elections gathers pace As speculation continues about the timing of the next elections, opinion polls are still suggesting that there can be no clear winner at the next ballot and that a second vote, under the electoral law passed by the current government, or even a coalition could be needed to form the next administration.
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PM hopes to return from Biden talks with spring in his step Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s visit to Washington started on a cordial note, giving the government in Athens some positive news on the international scene after a bruising few weeks struggling to contain the cost-of-living crisis at home.
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Internal ballot boost SYRIZA membership numbers, bolsters Tsipras While Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Washington at the start of this week, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is looking to grab all the headlines at home after a significant turnout in the ballot on Sunday to re-elect him as party president.
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SYRIZA hope Tsipras re-election ballot will bear fruit as poll figures remain stagnant SYRIZA is hoping that there will be a high turnout of supporters to re-elect Alexis Tsipras as the opposition party’s leader on Sunday, showing that the leftists can rally their voter base as Greece moves towards the last 12 months of the current government’s term.
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Mitsotakis fast-tracks energy package announcement on eve of party conference After weeks of speculation, the government is set to announce a much-enhanced subsidy package which promises to shield households and businesses from skyrocketing energy bills.
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PoliticsGreek Politics SYRIZA on front foot over energy prices as poll gap narrows further Until the government announces a reported 5-billion-euro package of measures aimed at containing energy prices, SYRIZA senses that it has an opportunity to erode further New Democracy’s lead in the opinion polls by appearing more proactive than its rival.
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SYRIZA and KINAL focus on settling internal issues as they clear path to elections Against the backdrop of a growing cost-of-living crisis that is eating away at New Democracy’s ratings and giving the opposition parties hope ahead of the next general elections, SYRIZA and KINAL are gearing up for a busy few weeks that will likely define more clearly their positions and strategies.
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More fiscal space emerges for new energy relief package as parties jostle for support The government is hopeful that some welcome developments on the fiscal front will help fund the next relief package it aims to put together, cushioning the impact of rising energy prices and possibly recovering some of the public support it has lost in recent months.
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Tsipras strengthens hold on leadership at fractious SYRIZA conference The first SYRIZA conference since the left-wing party was voted out of government in 2019 was planned as a long-awaited reboot in preparation for the next elections, as well as an opportunity to settle internal debates about the direction of the party.