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Parliament prepares for confrontation over spying as long-term consequences loom
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe political jousting between the government and the opposition over the phone-tapping scandal that began on Monday as Parliament resumed activities following the summer recess is set to intensify in the build-up to the party leaders’ debate scheduled for Friday.
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Imminent parliamentary clash over phone-tapping puts PM on alert
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s politicians are gearing up for the first head-on clash over phone-tapping next week, which is forcing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to be on his toes for potential dissent within his own ranks as well as attacks from the opposition benches in Parliament.
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Political impact of spying revelations unclear, as drip-feed of information continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMore revelations about the phone-tapping scandal threatening to engulf the Mitsotakis government are expected to surface in the coming days, leading up to the reopening of Parliament and the initiation of the inquiries looking into the affair.
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Questions linger following PM's statement on surveillance of political rival
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA fresh round of questions and accusations have been levelled at Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after his eagerly anticipated statement on the surveillance of the leader of an opposition party failed to clear the air.
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ND and SYRIZA exchange broadsides, KINAL catches some flak
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government breezed through Sunday’s no confidence vote, as expected, following a three-day parliamentary debate that left Greek voters none the wiser about what went wrong in the response to the recent Elpis snowstorm, which was the starting point for SYRIZA tabling a censure motion last week.
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Parties hone strategies ahead of confidence vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA has attempted to raise the political stakes following this week’s snowstorm by triggering a confidence vote in Parliament on Sunday, but the government believes that it is just a move of desperation from opposition leader Alexis Tsipras because he sees support increasing for third party KINAL.
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Parties at loggerheads over inquiry into media handouts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s bid to put New Democracy on the spot over the Covid awareness campaign that saw a variety of Greek media outlets receive more than 40 million euros in total has been partially blocked by the government.
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PM to address inflation as polls show wear and tear for govt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government and the opposition parties are set to cross swords in Parliament on Monday over inflation as opinion polls indicate that rising prices, as well as the health crisis caused by the pandemic, are taking their toll on New Democracy.
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SYRIZA squeezes govt over relationship with media
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Parliament debated on Friday SYRIZA’s proposal, backed by other opposition parties as well, for an inquiry into almost 40 million euros handed out by the government to local media firms, which New Democracy’s rivals claim was a thinly disguised attempt to influence coverage in the conservatives’ favour.
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Ousting of govt MP brings to fore leadership unease, angst over far right
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter a string of incidents involving controversial MP Konstantinos Bogdanos, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has ousted the deputy from New Democracy’s parliamentary group, reducing the government’s majority to a still-comfortable seven seats.