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SYRIZA leader calls for expulsion of MP Avgenakis amid assault allegations
SYRIZA opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis on Wednesday demanded the expulsion of MP and former minister Lefteris Avgenakis from the ruling New Democracy party amid assault allegations.
Political turmoil set to widen this week
A week of political tensions lies ahead with the impact of the European elections continuing to resonate across the three big political parties that failed to reach their goals.
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Mayor of Athens Doukas hints at candidacy for PASOK leadership
Mayor of Athens Haris Doukas hinted that he plans to run for the leadership of the Socialist PASOK party in a social media post on Thursday.
In a Facebook post Doukas stated that PASOK can defeat the ruling New Democracy party, just as he did in the mayoral election in Athens, while repeating the phrase "let's go."
Greece Warns North Macedonia's New Leadership Over Treaty Violations
Greece has issued a stern warning to the new leadership of the Republic of North Macedonia. At a meeting of the ruling New Democracy party's parliamentary group, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his dissatisfaction with the actions of the Skopje government.
PM demands ‘dynamic restart’ from ND parliamentary group
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis demanded a "dynamic restart" from his New Democracy party's parliamentary group on Wednesday, during its first meeting since the below-expectations European election results on June 9.
Albanian appeals court to decide on MEP Beleri on June 25
A special appeals court in Albania has announced that it will made a final decision on June 25 in the case of jailed ethnic Greek politician Fredi Beleri, who was elected to the European Parliament as a candidate in Greece for the ruling New Democracy party.
Beleri is appealing a conviction on charges of vote-buying in a local mayoral election a year before.
Greek PM reshuffles cabinet after worse than expected EU vote result
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday to boost the government's battle with a cost-of-living crisis, but kept his foreign and finance ministers in place to show policy continuity.
The changes were announced after Mitsotakis' centre-right party performed worse than expected in Sunday's election to the European Parliament.
Greek center-left locked in civil strife
It is an exaggeration to say that the far-right in Greece is stronger than ever because this assumes a unity in a fragmented and internally conflicted space.
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Nine new hands and 12 old ones heading to Strasbourg
With a few exceptions, Greeks chose people they knew to represent the country in the European Parliament on Sunday. They voted chiefly for existing MEPs, television presenters and career politicians. So who are the 15 men and six women headed to Strasbourg?
Mitsotakis contacts mayor-elect Beleri to congratulate him on his election in the EP
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis contacted the newly elected MEP Freddy Beleri in jail, on Monday, to congratulate him on his election in the European Parliament for his New Democracy party.
Beleri, who is the elected mayor of Himara, was sentenced to two years in jail after an Albanian court found him guilty of corruption charges.