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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe results of the second round of local elections, held on Sunday, put a substantially different complexion on the political picture that had been formed following the first round, as New Democracy’s dominance at a regional and municipal level failed to materialise.
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Kasselakis puts on friendly face for big business, compounding SYRIZA unease
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a move that is unlikely to sit well with everyone in his party, recently elected SYRIZA president Stefanos Kasselakis has attempted to court Greece’s industrialists by declaring that the leftists will adjust their position under his leadership so that they no longer “demonise” capital.
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PM struggling to fulfil same-sex marriage pledge, prompting opposition pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe issue of same-sex marriage is turning into somewhat of a thorn in Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s side as there appears to be little support from within his party for a change to the law – a fact that SYRIZA is looking to exploit as its new leader Stefanos Kasselakis looks to burnish his liberal credentials, especially when compared to the conservative leader.
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Mitsotakis leans on economic performance in bid to clinch local election dominance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith regional and municipal elections less than a week away, campaigning has moved into gear with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis working to distance New Democracy from the blame attached to his administration for the poor management of natural disasters.
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Government faces new storm test as Kasselakis sweeps through SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the government braced for the impact of the latest bout of bad weather, Storm Elias, on Wednesday, the main opposition party SYRIZA was still reeling from the impact of the whirlwind victory of outsider Stefanos Kasselakis in its leadership vote.
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Under-fire PM pledges civil defence improvements following summer of destruction
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to address the weaknesses exposed by the state machinery’s flawed response to natural disasters this summer as his government attempts to overcome the negative sentiment stirred up by the wildfires and flooding that affected much of the country over the last few weeks.
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Poll suggests mood souring for government, SYRIZA leadership race wide open
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first major opinion poll in the wake of the recent flooding reflects how the public mood has soured for the government, while it also suggests that the SYRIZA leadership vote may not end up being a one-horse race.
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Reshuffle and handouts put on ice as New Democracy closes ranks ahead of local elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe political reverberations of a summer of natural disasters have forced yet another change of course on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has ahead of him the difficult tasks of delivering a much-diminished economic programme at Thessaloniki and uniting his party to fight the upcoming local and regional elections.
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PM gathers funds to deal with aftermath of floods as political problem grows more acute
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDespite announcing on Tuesday that up to 2.25 billion euros of EU funds would be made available to deal with the aftermath of the flooding in Thessaly, the Greek government remained on shaky political ground domestically.
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Cabinet reshuffle rumoured as scale of flood reconstruction task begins to dawn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the floodwaters in Thessaly subside, the enormity of the economic impact of the disaster is gradually becoming clear, putting the onus on the government to deliver a support package commensurate to the task.