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What analysis polls reveal: The advantages and a major challenge for ND, as Tsipras loses momentum
Government fuel measures win approval even among opposition voters, the promise of a better future outweighs protest voting, and Kyriakos Mitsotakis retains a clear lead as the preferred prime minister
Greek PM starts regional tours as government tries to end run of gaffes
Government fuel support measures are expected to be extended for two weeks on Wednesday, with heating oil relief due on 14 October, as former prime minister Antonis Samaras prepares a new party on the right
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Ilias Kasidiaris will be kept out of elections until at least 2033, legal experts say, while unpublished estimates put support for his party at 5% to 7% and the Supreme Court will have the final say
Government braces for tough pre-election winter as rising prices and Turkey tensions loom
Fuel relief measures are returning, polls suggest the Thessaloniki fair package is reaching beyond New Democracy's 30% vote share, and a prospective Samaras party and the released Ilias Kasidiaris threaten to reshape the political right
Greek Prime Minister rules out coalition, sets sights on outright majority
He warned the country risks paralysis without a government, accused Tsipras and PASOK of deceiving voters, cautioned Samaras over his legacy, backed his education minister on textbook criticism and denied any 'woke agenda' guides policy
Antonis Samaras: The second time or “making the same mistake twice”?
He is preparing to announce a new party and it seems as though his only goal is to harm New Democracy, but above all to prevent a third term for Mitsotakis. Something like a vendetta, since in 1993 he brought down the government of Konstantinos Mitsotakis. History repeats itself: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. Let’s see what our own history will write…
Samaras on a new party: “They tell me I’ve reached 75, why don’t I sit quietly? I reply: in struggles for the homeland there is no retirement – I have made my decisions”
“I listened to the people, I have made my decisions and I will announce them when and how appropriate” - “Mitsotakis & Tsipras adopted the woke agenda”
Dimitris Drymiotis: “Karystianou will enter Parliament, possibly even with a double-digit percentage. I have doubts whether Androulakis will remain second. Samaras will not get more than 4%”
"Mitsotakis has been for 10 years without ever losing first place, he has defeated his opponents, and we want to remove this man - this is on the verge of psychoanalysis,” said Andreas Drymiotis
Greece–Chevron hydrocarbon contracts in Parliament – PASOK votes against exploration south of Crete
The bill is being discussed in Parliament using the procedure followed for ratifying contracts. Energy and Environment Minister Stavros Papastavrou said: “Our country has been transformed into a central gateway for American liquefied natural gas, and now we aim to become a producer of natural gas”
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
