New Democracy

The socialist PASOK party celebrates 50 years since its foundation and, having escaped the existential danger it faced about a decade ago during the Greek debt crisis, it is breathlessly heading for an internal showdown that is absolutely certain to define its future.

PASOK celebrates 50 years of existence today, having been founded by Andreas Papandreou on September 3rd at the Capital Hotel in Syntagma. Protothema.gr marks this anniversary with five articles by Pantelis Kapsis, Nikos Felekis, Dimitris Pagadakis, Dimitris Danikas, and Stefanos Tzanakis.

The image from the first TV poll of the political season, by MRB for Open TV, reflects a situation that is not particularly flattering for the political system, with growing concern among citizens.

The government has been signaling over the past few days that no overly ambitious announcements should be expected from Kyriakos Mitsotakis this coming Saturday from the podium at TIF. The tight fiscal constraints and stricter European regulations for Eurozone member states after the emergency period have passed, define the situation.

On November 30, 2024, the Thessaloniki Metro will be delivered to the people of Thessaloniki, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced during his speech at the event titled: “National Strategy for Regional Development / Presentation of the Digital Platform erga.gov.gr.”

The full return of the government after the brief summer break also marks the start of preparations for the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF).

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s discussion with the mayors of areas impacted by the large wildfire in northeastern Attica was described by participants as “sincere” and “useful.” There were no significant tensions, even though not all the participating mayors are affiliated with the ruling New Democracy party.

Main opposition SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis responded on Saturday to the social media posts of "hate and homophobia" directed against him on a site that published his wedding gift list, blaming the ruling conservative New Democracy party and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis himself.

The large fire front in Attica, which began in Varnavas and spread to many other areas, has put the government on high alert as they face yet another extremely challenging situation this summer.

Leftist opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and what he called "propaganda media" following the release of New Democracy's accounts, which revealed that the ruling party's bank debts have more than doubled in just seven years.