Defense Minister Dendias made a pre-dawn visit to Lamia after several female volunteers sought deferral just days into training

Five new government members were sworn in before President Konstantinos Tasoulas at the Presidential Mansion,

Party leaders from across the spectrum are hitting the campaign trail, as Prime Minister Mitsotakis tells his own party that Greece is in "the final stretch" despite insisting elections are not due until 2027.

In a televised interview, the Greek prime minister addressed scandals, the cost of living, strained party relations and a contentious bill that would nearly double bishops' salaries.

It's not just the party itself that threatens the government — it's the drawn-out suspense surrounding its launch. Anxiety, awkwardness, and a succession of U-turns

The raises, reportedly requested unofficially by metropolitans, tie senior clerics' pay to the top of the public sector scale. Despite considerable online criticism, only two opposition politicians have spoken out.

With two new parties now in the race, New Democracy still commands more than double the support of its nearest rival in Thessaloniki, as Alexis Tsipras and Maria Karystianou shake up a crowded field.

Mitsotakis names four new deputy ministers across three ministries, with the swearing-in set for Friday as the government seeks to draw a line under days of public speculation.

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis confirmed the limited reshuffle while hitting back at the former New Democracy leader, who used a speech in Crete to compare Mitsotakis to left-wing former premier Alexis Tsipras.

The former prime minister is expected to deliver a wide-ranging critique of his former party current approach to governing at an event in Heraklion on Friday, intensifying speculation about his next political move.

The deputy transport minister's move to the party's top administrative post will trigger a limited government reshuffle expected later next week

With its poll numbers slipping and the opposition field fragmenting, PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis is preparing an internal reshuffle and a shadow government to reassert the party's position ahead of elections.

A Greek prosecutor has moved to close the OPEKEPE investigation against two ruling party MPs, pending a mandatory second review.

PASOK's Haris Doukas, the Mayor of Athens, breaks with party leadership, urging dialogue with Tsipras' ELAS and warning that fragmentation on the left would be a gift to the ruling party

An Alco poll puts New Democracy first at 23.5%, with Alexis Tsipras' Greek Left Alliance, EL.A.S., second at 12.8%. PASOK and Maria Karystianou's Hope for Democracy are locked in a near tie for third as the new parties reshape the opposition map.

The former prime minister takes the stage in Athens with sharp attacks on the political establishment and a bid to redraw the lines of Greek politics.

As Antonis Samaras and Kostas Karamanlis turn up the heat on the current leadership, Mitsotakis is trying to project calm and focus on a packed reform agenda, while the left readies a new electoral challenge

Greece's governing party used its parliamentary majority to neutralize minority rights and block scrutiny of two major scandals, deepening tensions in a parliament already struggling with a crisis of public trust.

New Democracy is recalibrating its strategy ahead of the next elections, bringing in American political consultants and ruling out repeat elections should it fall short of an outright majority.

During his monthly meeting with President Konstantinos Tasoulas, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed the need to accelerate government work, highlighting recovery fund projects, cost-of-living measures and support for families