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SYRIZA sets sights on "progressive coalition" after first ballot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe leader of Greece’s main opposition party says he is confident that he can pull together a coalition of “progressive cooperation” after just one round of voting under a proportional representation system.
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Greece enters Holy Week, ahead of the celebration of Christian Orthodox Easter this coming Sunday, the election campaign has been overshadowed by a fresh row over the government’s efforts to tinker with legislation aimed at preventing the far-right Ellines (Greeks) party from taking part in the upcoming ballot.
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Parties hope to set tone as they start unveiling election candidates
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe main parties have begun announcing their candidates for the upcoming national vote, with ruling New Democracy stressing that it is putting many young hopefuls, who are first-timers in Greek politics, up for election.
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Spotlight on far-right party that might upset election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith opinion polls failing to predict a clear-cut result in May’s elections, attention has turned to the leadership manoeuvrings of the new far right party Ellines (Greeks), whose entry into Parliament could upset the already complex electoral arithmetic.
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Grassroots protests highlight public discontent with development policies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWhile the government has been devoting its energies to managing the fallout from the Tempe accident, New Democracy appears to have been taken aback by public protests on a number of other issues ranging from water privatisation to tourism development.
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Election campaign moves into gear, opinion poll data still equivocal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe campaign for the May 21 elections is heating up as party leaders zip around the country to drum up support and the government exchanges increasingly harsh words with the opposition. Meanwhile, opinion polls continue to show that the outcome of next month’s vote is still in some doubt.
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Leaders hit campaign trail as ratings remain finely balanced
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs party leaders hit the campaign trail in search of votes ahead of the May 21 elections, the latest opinion poll to be published during March indicates that the result of the ballot still remains in the balance.
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Mitsotakis revives spectre of political instability as polls show ND lead diminished
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith elections due on May 21 and the gap between the two main parties narrower than at any time in New Democracy’s four-year term, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set in motion the campaign which he hopes will win back voters.
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Parties give first hint of strategies in reaction to poll announcement
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPolitical parties in Greece kicked into full election mode after the prime minister announced that he plans to go to the polls on May 21.
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Mitsotakis sets May 21 election date, eyes opposition MPs as potential allies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that elections will take place on May 21, just hours after he indicated publicly what his preferred option would be if New Democracy does not manage to win a parliamentary majority at the upcoming elections.