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First public opinion poll after Kasselakis wins SYRIZA leadership

The first nationwide public opinion poll after Stefanos Kasselakis won the leadership of main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA was published on Wednesday evening. Conducted by Opinion Poll on behalf of Action24 TV showed that ruling party New Democrasy is losing in the preference of respondents, who were also not particularly …

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Greece’s gov’t decides immediate measures for Evros, Parnitha forests

Greece’s government has decided immediate measures in the Evros region, in the North-East of the country, as well as on Mount Parnitha, in North-West of Athens,  following extensive destruction by the forest fires that have been burning for almost two weeks. The government has declared that all areas burned in …

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Here are the Ministers in new Mitsotakis’ government

The composition of the new New Democracy government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis was announced late Monday. According to sources from the prime minister’s office, this is a government oriented towards the implementation of the major reform goals, which Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set and is ready to clash with pathogens in order …

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ND voters welcome Mitsotakis with a “Messiah” fiesta (video)

It could have been a joke, but it’s not. With laurels, cheers and carnation banners, voters of New Democracy in Patras, prepared a special “Messiah” welcome fiesta for Kyriakos Mitsotakis, something we have never seen again after Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on a donkey and was welcomed by a cheering …

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Burundi-born ex-police officer seeks to be Greece’s first black lawmaker

In working-class neighborhoods on the outskirts of Athens, Spiros Richard Hagabimana is going door-to-door in an election campaign that could see him become Greece’s first black lawmaker. It is a remarkable journey for Hagabimana, who just eight years ago was jailed in his native Burundi for refusing to open fire …

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Poll of the polls: Neck-and-neck race between ND and SYRIZA

Greeks are casting their ballots on 21 May in one of the most unpredictable national elections in years, with the formation of a new government uncertain and the leading politicians bickering over the credibility of current opinion polls that favour the ruling conservatives. Ruling conservative New Democracy has been leading …

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German WWII reparations: Greece’s gov’t spokesman revokes own statements

“The government’s position on war reparations and the occupation loan is clear,” government spokesman Akis Skertsos said on Friday, revoking his own statement a day earlier that the government does not look in the past but towards the future. Among others, the spokesperson said that Greece’s position on the issue …

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Gov’t grants inviolability to Experts Committee investigating the train tragedy

In a last-minute amendment, ruling New Democracy granted inviolability to the Experts Committee investigating the deadly train collision that cost the lives of 57 people on February 28. The amendment was part of a broader bill concerning ,among others also “support measures for the victims’ relatives and survivors” of the …

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Fist Poll after Train collision: Causes, vote intention, ND losses

The first public opinion poll after the deadly train collision on February 28 was published by ANT1 TV on Thursday. Overwhelming majority of citizens want thorough investigation of the crash, while ruling New Democracy is suffering vote intention losses. In voting intention, the conservative Mitsotakis government New Democracy has lost …

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Ruling ND suspends MEP Spyraki’s party membership amid fraud investigation

Ruling New Democracy on Friday suspended the party membership of MEP Maria Spyraki amid an ongoing fraud investigation. Spyraki will not be able to run in next year’s nationwide elections until her status has been restored, a statement stressed. Reacting to the news Friday morning, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described …

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Ruling ND MPs abstain from voting to establish wiretapping inquiry committee

Members of the Greek Parliament voted on Monday evening to set up a committee of inquiry into the wiretapping of the mobile phone of PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis. The motion received the backing of 142 opposition MPs of the total 299 lawmakers present at the voting procedure. All 157 MPs …

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New Democracy expels MEP for “discrediting Greece” with gov’t critical posts

Greece’s conservative New Democracy expelled from the ruling party MEP Giorgos Kyrtsos on Friday, following a decision by ND Political Committee secretary Pavlos Marinakis. ND expelled the MEP because his posts on social media “discredit Greece,” the party said in a statement. “Mr. Kyrtsos, who was elected with ND’s ballot …

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Kurz’s resignation in Austria sparks political row in …Greece

The resignation of Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz amid a corruption probe has sparked a political row in Greece as main opposition SYRIZA accused the government of blocking scrutiny efforts in public opinion polls published in Greek media. On Sunday, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras unleashed an attack on the government claiming …

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