Politics

The man who changed the face of Italy and paved the way for the ruling far right died on Monday, but Berlusconism has risen. After Silvio Berlusconi's death, my country seems to have fallen under a spell. The major TV channels broadcast hagiographic reports of the four-time prime minister, with nostalgic music playing in the background.

With 10 days to go before the election, the rallying of the respective bases of SYRIZA and PASOK and the undecided voters are the factors that will play a pivotal role regarding the percentages the two parties will get and the final percentage that front-runner New Democracy can achieve.

Conservative New Democracy enjoys a 20.3 percentage point over its main rival, leftist SYRIZA, according to a new opinion poll.

Conducted by Marc for ANT1, the poll put New Democracy on 38.5% and SYRIZA on 18.2%.

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.

The three parties of the ruling coalition have joined forces with New Slovenia (NSi), an opposition party, to change the rules governing state financing of political parties so that larger parties would get more money.

Former US President Donald Trump has 37 indictments, including 31 for violating the Espionage Act. The indictment alleges that Trump kept documents containing nuclear secrets and military plans in a bathroom at his Florida mansion.

The 49-page indictment was released last night by the Justice Department and details how Trump stored boxes of classified documents in various locations.

Charges have been filed against former US President Donald Trump, he and his lawyer announced.

A new poll has predicted a seven-party Parliament while giving New Democracy a strong lead over SYRIZA.

Members of the anarchist activist group Rouvikonas attacked the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) on Wednesday and damaged the authority's offices at Piraeus Street on Wednesday.

Specifically, 10 individuals entered through the building's main entrance and began vandalizing the walls and spray painting slogans.

Socialist PASOK has petitioned the Supreme Court to block the candidature of a jailed former Golden Dawn MP from the June 25 election.

The Greeks for the Homeland and Freedom alliance of convicted neo-Nazi Ilias Kasidiaris, whose party was barred from running in last month's polls, is among the 44 formations seeking to run in the coming election.