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The Greek Current

Greece's fragmented political landscape

We’re almost at the halfway point of Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ second term. Despite a few political storms over the past years, New Democracy, the prime minister’s party, is riding out a wave of dissatisfaction among voters, holding steady at about 30 percent. At the same time, a rudderless and divided opposition can’t seem to translate this into votes. Nektaria Stamouli, the deputy editor in chief of Kathimerini's English Edition and Politico's Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a deeper dive into Greece’s current political landscape, from the ruling party to the fragmented opposition. 

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Greeks feel they have no one to vote for

Tsipras slams government, calls for progressive unity

Athens agrees to send APCs to Lebanon

Greek court strips three far-right MPs of seats over electoral fraud

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