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SYRIZA could soon lose its position as the main opposition party, as reports suggest that three more MPs are considering leaving. If this happens, PASOK could become the main opposition party in the Greek parliament.

On Monday, SYRIZA is expected to approach the judiciary regarding Kaselakis‘ offshore accounts, in light of the claims made by Pavlos Polakis during the Political Secretariat’s meeting last week.

The Mayor of Kalavryta and President of the Network of Martyred Cities and Villages “Greek Holocausts 1940-1945,” Thanasis Papadopoulos, launched a sharp attack on Frank-Walter Steinmeier over the issue of German reparations.

A bill ratifying International Monetary Fund quota increases for member-countries was approved in the Greek Parliament's Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday, and was tabled in the plenary on Wednesday.

A disagreement erupted between the government and PASOK, this time over the ASEP and recruitment, with tensions remaining high. The occasion was the visit made earlier today by Nikos Androulakis to the ASEP, where he met with the chairman and members of the Board.

The Greek Justice system has removed the “masks” from protected witnesses “Maximos Sarafis” and “Aikaterini Kelesi,” almost six years after the Novartis case emerged under the SYRIZA-ANEL government as one of Greece’s largest scandals, which has since proven to be a major political fabrication.

All eyes are on the Greek Parliament this Wednesday as a highly anticipated debate among political leaders, initiated by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, begins at 11 a.m. The formal aim of the debate is to brief opposition parties on the recent fire season and outline plans to strengthen Civil Protection.

The Greek Parliament voted on Thursday to lift the immunity of SYRIZA MP Pavlos Polakis, following a defamation lawsuit filed against him by Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis.

Georgiadis sued Polakis for defamation after the latter made comments implying that Georgiadis was involved in the Novartis corruption case during his first tenure as Health Minister between 2013-2014.

GEK Terna on Friday completed the one-off payment of 3.27 billion euros after being selected as the preferred investor in the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund's tender for the 25-year concession of the Attiki Odos highway.

Teenagers and MPs from various countries gathered to discuss strategies for increasing youth participation in democratic processes during the "Teens for Democracy" session at the 12th Athens Democracy Forum on Tuesday.