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Ten days after Donald Trump's win in the US presidential election, the government is shifting its focus from what it will mean for bilateral relations to a more complicated question: Will "Trumpism," a shorthand for right-wing populism, also become influential in Greek politics and threaten mainstream conservatism as embraced by most, but not all, ruling New Democracy politicians?

Unprecedented shifts in political and parliamentary balances are caused by SYRIZA‘s new split.

PASOK is carefully navigating shifting political dynamics on its left, as SYRIZA and its splinter group, the New Left, hold their respective conferences, all while confronting a dual offensive from the right.

The Migration and Asylum Ministry is facing a severe funding crisis, with unpaid bills reaching nearly €65.8 million.

Recent polls concur that the socialist PASOK, fresh from a leadership election, is approaching 20% of voting intentions, while the main opposition SYRIZA is hitting new lows ahead of its own contest.

The government feels that its strategy to call PASOK's bluff on its reformist bona fides in Parliament by proposing legislation will work.

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 PASOK leadership stands against the possibility of changing the electoral law, stressing that a stable electoral system is needed.

A poll released on Friday revealed that the ruling New Democracy (ND)'s lead over PASOK has narrowed to 7.6 points.

The MRB survey for OPEN TV shows New Democracy leading with 21.7%, followed by PASOK at 14.1%. The nationalist Greek Solution party holds third place with 8.5%, while the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) follows closely with 7.5%. SYRIZA ranks fifth with 6.4%.

Nikos Androulakis emerges as the leader of the opposition, while ND remains dominant, despite minor losses: these are the two main conclusions of the MRB poll, presented on Open’s main broadcast

The voting intention

A poll released Thursday shows significant gains for the opposition PASOK party, which now stands at 19.8%, narrowing the gap with the ruling New Democracy (ND) party, currently at 29.1%.