Politics of Greece
Poll gives ruling ND 7.5-point lead over SYRIZA
Ruling New Democracy maintains a lead of 7.5 points over opposition SYRIZA, according to the first major poll in 2023 conducted by Pulse and presented on Skai TV's main newscast on Tuesday evening.
New Democracy garnered 33.5%, compared to 26% by leftist SYRIZA, ahead of center-left PASOK on 11%, communist KKE (6%), nationalist Greek Solution (4%) and radical-leftist MeRA25 (2.5%.)
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Privacy watchdog chief’s letter elicits gov’t rebuke
The initiative of the chief of the state's privacy watchdog (ADAE), Christos Rammos, to send a letter Tuesday to the house speaker, party leaders and the justice minister, regarding the investigation of his agency into the wiretapping affair, triggered a sharp response from the government.
Privacy watchdog chief provides details from wiretapping investigation
The chief of the state's privacy watchdog has sent a letter to the parliamentary speaker, party leaders and the justice minister regarding the investigation of his agency into the wiretapping affair.
The hushed conspiracy
One of the myths recently circulating on the internet, a fake story, is that Greece's deposed monarch, Constantine II, who was buried on Monday at Tatoi, "never opposed democracy." This is false. The late monarch opposed it by his activities and constantly opposed it by his omissions.
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North Macedonia president sees Western Balkans as European security ‘soft spot’
North Macedonia's president described the Western Balkans on Tuesday as a soft spot in Europe's security architecture and ripe for potential influence campaigns by Russia.
"The soft spot in Europe's architecture and danger from the Kremlin is the Western Balkans," President Stevo Pendarovski told an event at the World Economic Forum.
Term of GEETHA chief set for extension
The term of Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), General Konstantinos Floros, looks set to be extended for another year.
An announcement is expected after Monday's meeting of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) which will be chaired by conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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The end of the monarchy
Would the referendum for abolishing the monarchy had been held if Constantine had returned to Greece before Konstantinos Karamanlis after the fall of the junta? And if it had, would the king have lost for certain? No one knows.
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Privacy watchdog, Supreme Court clash
The opinion of the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court Isidoros Dogiakos, which provides that under the new law in force, the Independent Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) no longer has the power to inform citizens whether their communications have been intercepted for national security reasons, caused the sharp reaction of ADAE'S President Christos Rammos who stressed that "n
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Privacy watchdog chief insists on agency’s independence
The head of the independent Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) said on Tuesday that "no state body can exercise any form of preventive control or prudential supervision over the authority."
Greece’s national security challenges in 2023
Admiral Alexandros Diakopoulos, the former National Security Advisor to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and a senior policy adviser at ELIAMEP, joins Thanos Davelis to break down the security issues Greece is likely to face in 2023, and look at the role Greece can play in addressing these broader global challenges.
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