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The negative result for ruling center-right New Democracy on Sunday, coupled with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' decision to cancel his visit to Jordan scheduled for Tuesday, and to appear instead on Alpha TV's main newscast, demonstrates an intent to practice what he preached about a "new starting point," in which a reshuffle can be a key part.

Greece's relations with Turkey appear to have entered a period of relative calm, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday, ahead of his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, adding that "it's better to talk than to constantly have our finger on the trigger."

SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has removed a journalist and presenter from the party's list of candidates for the June European Parliament elections following controversial statements by the latter regarding the abuse of women and gender-based violence.

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias is considered the most successful government minister (32%), according to the second part of a poll conducted by Alco on behalf of Alpha TV.

He is followed by the ministers of education, Kyriakos Pierrakakis (12%), citizen protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis (10%), health, Adonis Georgiades (8%), and finance, Kostis Hatzidakis (4%).

The rising cost of household essentials weighs heaviest on Greeks' minds, according to a new public opinion poll, which found that 30% of respondents have cut back on basic shopping by "a lot" and 43% by "quite a lot." Just 7% of respondents said they have not pared down their shopping list "at all" and 19% said they have done so "slightly," the poll conducted by Alco on behalf of Alpha TV show

A new scheme was launched on Monday at the Acropolis site in Athens to avoid overcrowding and to protect the monuments. From this point on, the daily cap on visitors will be 20,000.

With the election looming, conservative New Democracy has a 21.7-percentage point lead over main opposition SYRIZA, according to a poll of voter intentions based on expected valid votes conducted by Alco on behalf of Alpha TV and presented on Monday evening.

Greece's chief adviser and spokesman for the coronavirus epidemic is the most popular person in Greece right now, a recent poll has shown.

The government will not touch the country's cash buffer and will announce fresh support measures next month, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Friday, adding that the economy is expected to rebound considerably in the year's second half, moderating its annual contraction for 2020 to 3-4 percent.

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas on Wednesday heralded new measures for the containment of the coronavirus outbreak, saying that authorities will be announcing a ban on social gatherings within the day.