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Interview Poll: ND leads with gains at 29.6%, ELAS second with slight losses at 15.4%, PASOK third with rise to 14%
Kyriakos Mitsotakis leads by a clear margin as the most suitable prime minister – 64% say they will vote based on whom they want to take office
Respect for Greek minority rights a prerequisite for Albania’s EU accession path, Yiannis Plakiotakis says
Strong message from the first Vice President of Parliament and Lasithi MP during Interparliamentary Conference in Tirana

Erdogan recalls battle of Preveza in 1538 with provocative post about Barbarossa: “You turned the Mediterranean into a Turkish sea”
The Battle of Preveza took place on 28 September 1538 and saw the Ottomans emerge victorious against the fleet of the Holy League

Marinakis: There was never any question of threatening the Greek government, nor would such a thing have been tolerated, he said regarding WSJ report
Government spokesperson responds to report alleging that US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle said the United States can trigger political developments in any country it wants, including Greece – Opposition parties react

France: Le Pen and Melenchon set to reach Presidential run-off, new poll shows
Le Pen, who leads the National Rally (RN), appears to be securing between 35% and 36% in the first round

Mitsotakis: Our priority is the cost of living amid a period of international uncertainty
The Prime Minister’s weekly review – “With Turkey, it is necessary to keep channels of communication open and engage in dialogue on the basis of International Law and good-neighbourly relations”

Kosovitsa in Northern Epirus: The village divided between Greece & Albania in 1923
Its centuries-old history, how it got its name – Its cession to Albania under the Florence Protocol (1913) and its final transfer to the neighbouring country in 1923 – The district that remained in Greece and the founding of the village of Agia Marina – The Battle of Mourgkana in 1948 and Kosovitsa as a passage into Albania


