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Former Golden Dawn MP backs new party but keeps election plans under wraps

Ilias Kasidiaris will be kept out of elections until at least 2033, legal experts say, while unpublished estimates put support for his party at 5% to 7% and the Supreme Court will have the final say

Second vote on Constitutional Revision today: Mitsotakis & party leaders to speak, PASOK to vote “present” while opposition parties to say “Νο”

In the first vote, in July, PASOK and the opposition “sabotaged” any possibility of securing the enhanced consensus of at least 180 MPs that would have allowed the next Parliament to revise the Constitution by a simple majority

Direct mayor and regional governor elections in one Sunday – when the “alternative vote” is activated – What the new Local Government Code provides

How the one-round mechanism and supplementary vote will work – The 10 most important changes

Mayors and regional governors to be elected in a single Sunday vote, with “alternative” voting activated: How the new system will work

A sweeping overhaul of the way the 2028 local elections will be conducted is included in the new Local Government Code that has been put up for public consultation

Greek Parliament debates lifting immunity of 13 MPs amid OPEKEPE subsidy case – Live video

A crucial parliamentary session is underway as Greece’s Parliament debates whether to lift the immunity of 13 members of the ruling New Democracy (ND) party in connection with a 2021 subsidy case involving OPEKEPE. The outcome is expected later today following a roll-call electronic vote

Mitsotakis to Androulakis: You’re hoping for ND’s self-sufficiency so you can come second – In SYRIZA, you’re waiting for the one who dismantled his party to return (updated)

He reiterated that elections will be held at the end of the four-year term, adding: “By aligning with the most extreme voices, you’ve ultimately only revealed your anxiety about securing second place,” the prime minister said

OPEKEPE: Papakosta’s falsification over… cattle deemed a felony – What the European Public Prosecutor’s findings say about Karamanlis and Livanos

Interventions by the MP for Trikala are attributed to influence OPEKEPE and veterinarians so that livestock farmers in her constituency would receive illegal subsidies – No direct communication between Karamanlis and OPEKEPE – Livanos reportedly said that the Serres MP’s office was requesting payments for producers

Political turbulence from the second case file of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office on OPEKEPE – Possible cabinet reshuffle

Request to lift the immunity of 11 New Democracy MPs, including members of the cabinet – “Case-by-case” evaluation is the government’s stance – More serious cases involve a former minister and a deputy minister – The remaining cases concern clientelist favors

Green light from the competent parliamentary committee for the upgrade of F-16s and the “Achilles’ Shield”

PASOK and SYRIZA voted “present”, while the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and Course of Freedom voted against in the parliamentary committee. The final decisions will be taken by KYSEA (the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense) next week

Clash in Parliament – Papastavrou: You are misinformed, don’t do yourself an injustice – Samaras: My concern is not a choice, it is an act of conscience

“We cannot talk about appeasement when we have Kimon, Psara and F-16s in Cyprus,” Papastavrou said. “There are no ‘professional worriers’, only amateur complacent people,” replied Antonis Samaras

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