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PM aims to mend ties with church and stem loss of right-wing voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to appear alongside the head of the Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, later this week as New Democracy steps up its efforts to repair its relationship with right-wing voters ahead of this summer’s European Parliament elections.
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ND seeks ban on far-right party running in EP elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith just seven weeks left until the European Parliament elections, New Democracy has stepped up its efforts to stub out any threats that could emerge to the right of the conservative party.
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Signs of rally for ND despite strong dissatisfaction among voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA Metron Analysis poll for Mega TV suggests that dissatisfaction with the government’s record in a number of policy areas is high but, nevertheless, New Democracy has started to reverse some of the recent losses it has suffered.
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Mitsotakis and Kasselakis compete to burnish patriotic credentials
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe naming by New Democracy of controversial Greek Albanian politician Fredi Beleri as a candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections has aroused a predictable degree of controversy among the opposition but is seen by the conservatives as a way of shoring up support against threat from far-right parties.
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ND names MEP candidates with eye on loss of support to hard right
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has unveiled its list of candidates for this summer’s European Parliament elections and, in a clear nod to right-wing voters, has included ethnic Greek Albanian Fredi Beleri among the hopefuls.
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ND presents MEP candidates, hoping for campaign boost amid flagging ratings
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSomewhat in the shadow of developments in the Middle East, the governing New Democracy party is due to unveil this Monday its list of candidates for the European Parliament elections.
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Kasselakis launches EP election campaign with all-out attack on Mitsotakis and ND
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has opted for an aggressive start to his first election campaign as the head of the main opposition, as the party launches the candidate selection process for June’s EP elections. Kasselakis repeated his call for snap national elections, questioning New Democracy’s mandate.
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PM tries to rally party, hoping to overcome past indiscretions on road to EP vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAt New Democracy’s three-day party conference, which concluded on Sunday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought to rally the conservatives and get them to focus on the upcoming European Parliament elections.
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Mitsotakis limps into party conference looking to rally ND for EP elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to launch this Friday New Democracy’s latest party conference amid a much more sombre mood than he might have expected a few months ago.
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Polls show drastic erosion of trust in institutions, but ND retaining political dominance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek public’s trust in state institutions has plummeted in the past five years, according to surveys published this week. The findings present a troubling counterpoint to polls which show New Democracy and PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis continuing to enjoy a dominant position on the political scene.