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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 polls show New Democracy retains lead as cost of living dominates public concern

Two new opinion polls confirm the ruling New Democracy party's continued advantage over a fragmented opposition, even as nine in ten Greeks name rising prices their top worry, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis far ahead of any rival in suitability ratings while Antonis Samaras's rumoured new party fails to gain traction

Syriza president Socratis Famellos resigns, says “I cannot be part of this division”

Socratis Famellos has resigned as president of Syriza, becoming the party's third leader to step down in three years, following Alexis Tsipras' resignation in 2023 and Stefanos Kasselakis' removal in 2024.

SYRIZA MP Giorgos Karameros resigns from Parliament – Christos Spirtzis next in line to take seat

"From the outset, I supported Alexis Tsipras," Karameros says in his resignation statement. He informed Socrates Famellos that he was resigning both his parliamentary seat and all party positions. He is the first SYRIZA parliamentary group MP to resign since the creation of ELAS

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