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Greece’s Parliament voted on Tuesday to ban the extreme-right Greeks-National Party from running in the upcoming elections, aiming to block its members linked to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn criminal organization from entering parliament. The decision comes ahead of what could be a tight race between the ruling New Democracy and opposition Syriza parties. Nektaria Stamouli, Politico’s Athens-based Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to look at why Greece’s parliament has taken this step and break down its broader implications for the upcoming elections.
Read Nektaria Stamouli’s report in Politico: Greek parliament votes to ban extreme-right party from elections
You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:
Greek far-right party seeks to defy election ban
U.S. sanctions Turkey-based entities it says helped Russia's war
Energy Minister puts forth Cyprus' natural gas to cut costs for consumers
Minister explores options for expediting gas extraction
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Greece’s Parliament voted on Tuesday to ban the extreme-right Greeks-National Party from running in the upcoming elections, aiming to block its members linked to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn criminal organization from entering parliament. The decision comes ahead of what could be a tight race between the ruling New Democracy and opposition Syriza parties. Nektaria Stamouli, Politico’s Athens-based Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to look at why Greece’s parliament has taken this step and break down its broader implications for the upcoming elections.
Read Nektaria Stamouli’s report in Politico: Greek parliament votes to ban extreme-right party from elections
You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:
Greek far-right party seeks to defy election ban
U.S. sanctions Turkey-based entities it says helped Russia's war
Energy Minister puts forth Cyprus' natural gas to cut costs for consumers
Minister explores options for expediting gas extraction

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