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ND suffers ratings blow after train crash, hopes time is on its side
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first opinion poll since last week’s deadly train crash suggests that support for New Democracy has declined, raising questions about whether the ruling centre-right party can win an outright majority in the upcoming elections, even after being awarded a 50-seat bonus in a second vote.
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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs anger over Tuesday’s deadly train collision dominates the front pages of the national papers, the search for the causes behind the accident has supplanted speculation over elections at the top of the political agenda.
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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIt is widely believed that there are just two weeks of parliamentary activity left before the House is dissolved so that elections can be held on April 9, prompting an ever-growing focus on what opinion polls suggest is likely to happen in the coming weeks.
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Machinations intensify as announcement of election date approaches
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek media appears convinced that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to call elections for April 9 as a number of factors point to the countdown to polling day already having started.
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Androulakis attacks PM over rule of law, but PASOK's dilemma remains
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Nikos Androulakis took his case against the Greek government over the surveillance scandal to the European Parliament on Wednesday in the hope of putting pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, although the centre-left politician has not been able to rid himself of questions about whether he might end up working with the man he accuses of spying on him.
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Tsipras stakes claim for election win despite discouraging poll data
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis steps up his efforts to woo voters ahead of the elections, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has insisted that a government can be formed after the first vote, negating the need for a second ballot where the winning party would be boosted by a 50-seat bonus.
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Opposition frets over foreclosure decision as ND casts net for new faces
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAccording to reports on Friday, the Supreme Court has ruled that funds and servicers can trigger home foreclosures in Greece, settling a legal dispute that had put the process on hold but also sparking opposition criticism of the government for failing to step in to protect homeowners.
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Vexed SYRIZA abstains from vote on election bans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek Parliament voted, amid some acrimony, late on Wednesday night to allow the Supreme Court to ban parties that are led by convicted criminals and which represent a threat to democracy from taking part in the country’s elections.
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PASOK feels the squeeze as main rivals paint stark election dilemma
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith all parties in informal campaign mode, the outcome of the next elections is becoming increasingly uncertain. The gap between New Democracy and SYRIZA is closing, while PASOK is emerging as the main loser in an increasingly polarised debate.
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Transparency concerns emerge among voters as leaders clash over wiretapping
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe debate that followed the censure motion tabled by SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras this week is due to climax on Friday, when PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the opposition chief do battle over the surveillance scandal before MPs vote in a ballot that New Democracy is expected to win comfortably given its six-seat majority.