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What the US presidential elections could mean for Greece

2024 will see more than four billion people across three dozen countries head to the polls, in what the Washington Post has described as possibly “the greatest rolling spectacle of democracy in human history.” The stakes will be high in many countries, but all eyes, including in Greece, will be on the US elections as the latest polls suggest we may be in for a repeat of the 2020 election between President Biden and former President Trump. Constantinos Filis, the Director of the Institute of Global Affairs and an associate professor of international relations at the American College of Greece, joins Thanos Davelis to look at the upcoming US elections, and break down what they could mean for Greece and the US-Greek relationship.

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Να φοβάται η Αθήνα τις κάλπες στις ΗΠΑ;

2024 brings wave of elections with global democracy on the ballot

Ten Elections to Watch in 2024

PM champions restored Palace of Aigai for worldwide heritage, catalyst for growth

Leaders embrace appointment of UN envoy

Cuellar announced as UN ‘personal envoy’ to Cyprus

Πηγή: http://www.hellenicleaders.com/

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