Movement for Change
Varoufakis, Kotzias and the dwindling ‘progressive army’
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been blindsided and thrown completely off his game plan. His narrative of a "progressive army" and a fresh rally of forces for elections "that will determine the future" is coming under constant attack.
Poll: ND lead over ruling SYRIZA still at 8.5 points
Center-right New Democracy held on to an 8.5 percent point lead over the incumbent leftists in a public opinion poll ahead of the general election on July 7.
ND got 34.5 percent of valid votes, ahead of SYRIZA's 26 percent, according to the Pulse poll conducted for Skai TV Thursday.
KINAL’s stance
In a general election we elect a government. This common knowledge is apparently not so obvious to everyone and certainly not to the leadership of the Movement for Change (KINAL), which seems to be disregarding the question of who will run the country, postponing it until after the elections.
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ESM issues stern warning to Greek government
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Greece's chief creditor, in a regular report on the Greek economy has warned Athens to fully implement all reforms agreed to in the bailout memorandums, including a 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus until 2022.
The report coincides with the Bank of Greece's announcement that it projects a 2.9 percent primary surplus for 2019.
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Gennimata says Movement for Change will not enter coalition government
Movement for Change leader Fofi Gennimata has ruled out the prospect of her centre-left party joining a coalition government with the top party in the 7 July general election, which according to all polls will be New Democracy by a wide margin.
"We are seeking a strong mandate in order to overturn the political scene," Gennimata said.
The demise of political culture
Evangelos Venizelos' farewell speech in Parliament earlier this week, which took place during a debate on a slew of new amendments to the country's criminal code and code of criminal procedure, was addressed to a half-empty auditorium.
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ND maintains wide lead over SYRIZA a month ahead of elections
Exactly a month before the national elections, a Metron Analysis poll published Friday places the main opposition New Democracy (ND) 7.7 percentage points ahead of ruling SYRIZA.
Center-left KINAL takes stock after departures
The parliamentary group and political secretariat of center-left Movement for Change (KINAL) met on Tuesday in a bid to restore a sense of calm following the withdrawal of Socialist heavyweight Evangelos Venizelos and subsequent departures of two election candidates and a party cadre.
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Mitsotakis scraps rallies, opts for topical discussion with small groups
Straight on the heels of a triple electoral triumph in European, mayoral, and regional elections, main opposition conservative New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has decided to do away with large electoral rallies in favour of meetings nationwide with small groups of voters for interactive discussions on various subject areas in New Democracy's programme.
Movement for Change is 'committing political suicide,' says Venizelos
Socialist veteran Evangelos Venizelos accused Movement for Change (KINAL) leader Fofi Gennimata of committing political suicide by playing into the hands of New Democracy and denied rumors that he was eyeing some form of cooperation with the center-right opposition.