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The race for the European elections dominates the political scene after parties unveiled their roster of candidates last week. Political leaders are crisscrossing the country, aiming to mobilize voters seven weeks before the ballot.

Ruling New Democracy maintains a lead of 13.3 points over main opposition SYRIZA, according to an Alco poll for the Alpha television station in terms of voting intention for the European Parliament elections. 

The Communist Party of Greece has announced a boycott of the Delphi Economic Forum over the presence of 'reactionary' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The prosecution of 11 MPs of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party for voter fraud on Thursday may radically change the composition of Parliament. 

Gains for Velopoulos and Freedom’s Course after the discussion of the vote of no confidence in Parliament – In this poll, Greek Solution was measured higher than the KKE

The members of the KKE and the New Left were conspicuously absent - The obstruction of Konstantopoulou, the refusal of Velopoulos to concede his turn and the delay of Haritsis due to traffic

The three-day parliamentary debate on a no-confidence motion against the government will be concluded on Thursday night with a roll-call vote.

The motion was tabled by socialist PASOK and backed by SYRIZA, New Left, communist KKE and nationalist Greek Solution.

The result of the vote is a foregone conclusion given the majority enjoyed in Parliament by ruling New Democracy.

The government's former transport minister, Kostas Karamanlis, dismissed accusations that he is shirking responsibility for the February 2023 Tempe railway disaster during a debate in Parliament on a no-confidence motion against the administration over its handling of the deadly crash.

Accusing the government of a cover-up in the 2023 Tempe railway disaster, the leader of Greece's main opposition party is calling on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to resign from his post and put an end to the "political impasse."

Political discourse is set to get nastier this week after the opposition announced plans to submit a motion of no confidence against the government. The move comes as polls show mounting distrust in the country's institutions, with almost nine in 10 respondents saying there is an attempt to cover up the responsibilities of politicians in the 2023 Tempe rail tragedy.