Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras

Poll gives ruling ND 7.5-point lead over SYRIZA

Ruling New Democracy maintains a lead of 7.5 points over opposition SYRIZA, according to the first major poll in 2023 conducted by Pulse and presented on Skai TV's main newscast on Tuesday evening.

New Democracy garnered 33.5%, compared to 26% by leftist SYRIZA, ahead of center-left PASOK on 11%, communist KKE (6%), nationalist Greek Solution (4%) and radical-leftist MeRA25 (2.5%.)

Mitsotakis dares opposition to table no-confidence motion, says he was surveilled under Tsipras

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis threw down the gauntlet at main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras during a parliamentary debate today at the level of party leaders on the National Intelligence Service surveillance affair regarding the phone tapping of centre-left KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis, daring Tsipras to table a no-confidence motion if he does not have the trust of his MPs.

The PM, the Admiral, and the cabinet reshuffle fiasco

The government reshuffle that was announced yesterday was designed to give the government a fresh start after the disastrous August wildfires, yet it was overshadowed by former admiral and former defence minister Evangelos Apostolakis' last-minute decision to reject his appointment as minister in the newly-created Civil Protection Ministry.

The shipwreck of Admiral Apostolakis’ abortive appointment as civil protection minister

The government reshuffle that was announced yesterday was designed to give the government a fresh start after the disastrous August wildfires, yet it was overshadowed by former admiral and former defence minister Evangelos Apostolakis' last-minute decision to reject his appointment as minister in the newly-created Civil Protection Ministry.

Tsipras – The Prime Minister “shows that he has not understood anything” – “His apologies are false”

SYRIZA party chief, Alexis Tsipras, characterized the speech of Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Parliament, in the context of the discussion on the management of the fires as provocative, harshly criticizing the prime minister and the government.

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