Government on the ropes ahead of polls

This week's damning report compiled by prosecutors about last summer's deadly fires in the resort of Mati in eastern Attica has placed the government on the back foot in view of European and local elections in May, and possibly the national election too.
While the ruling SYRIZA party has been at pains to push its narrative that Greece has returned to normalcy under its stewardship, the probe into the fire that killed 100 people highlighted the responsibilities of government officials and the staggering failures of state mechanisms due to incompetence and negligence.
To make matters even worse for the ruling leftist party, the report also blamed leading SYRIZA member and Attica Regional Governor Rena Dourou for the state's shambolic reaction, seriously compromising her chances of winning a second term in local elections.
A defeat for Dourou will spell more misery for...

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