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ND appears on track for election goal, opposition labouring
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThree opinion polls published on Thursday suggest that, despite its recent difficulties, New Democracy is cruising towards a comfortable victory in the European Parliament elections and that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will likely achieve his goal of gaining around 33 pct, the same as the conservatives won in the last Euro vote five years ago.
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Resurfacing of Prespes Agreement troubles PM as poll picks up on protest vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe renewed focus on the Prespes Agreement has reignited divisions within New Democracy and put Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the spot as he battles criticism from parties on both left and right.
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PM burnishes conservative credentials with focus on day-to-day issues, law and order
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith three weeks of campaigning left until the EP elections, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is focussing his message on the issues he believes will swing the vote. After a week in which New Democracy’s record on foreign policy came under scrutiny, the party is highlighting its credentials the domestic front.
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Poll numbers encouraging for Mitsotakis and Kasselakis on road to EP vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday, which laid to rest any concern about a flare-up in relations between the two countries, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is returning to the campaign trail ahead of the European Parliament elections.
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Foreign policy tops political agenda as relations with Greece's neighbours come under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s relations with its immediate neighbours are dominating the country’s political agenda at the start of this week, testing New Democracy’s foreign policy record, which has been one of the government’s strongest cards since coming to power in 2019.
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Party leaders crank up campaign machinery for EP elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParty leaders are criss-crossing Greece ahead of the June European Parliament elections, but also making increased use of social media in a bid to secure as large as possible a share of the vote, which they then intend to use as a platform for the national ballot due up to three years later.
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Mitsotakis accused of flippancy over handling of diplomatic relations with neighbours
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition parties are accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of putting his party above national interests over the recent handling of relations with Albania and Turkey. The prime minister is being criticised for mixing politics with diplomacy after what are described as provocative actions by the leaders of the neighbouring countries.
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Parties return to campaign trail after Easter lull
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith just over a month to go to European Parliament elections, campaigning has resumed in earnest after an extended break afforded by Orthodox Easter and the May Day holiday.
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Opposition takes aim at cost of living
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the cost of living continuing to be named by Greek voters as their top concern, the main opposition party SYRIZA has tabled draft legislation aimed at suppressing inflation and tackling profiteering.
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Mati fire verdict prompts legal blame game as PM pledges swifter justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe court verdict in the Mati wildfire trial has become the subject of political jockeying between the government and main opposition party SYRIZA amid surprise at the leniency of the sentences issued.