🇬🇷Week of September 7

Nikos Androulakis presented PASOK's governance program at the Thessaloniki International Fair, setting the party's goal as first place rather than second. He stated that PASOK would not cooperate with New Democracy.123

Androulakis said he lacks the gift of lying with a broad smile, noting he attended public school and university. He also said opponents had reached the point of telling PASOK that if it left Maximos Mansion, "those across would raid us."45

The presentation included PASOK's governance model and commitments made by Androulakis from the Thessaloniki fair, drawing a response from Marinakis.6

A GPO poll puts New Democracy more than 14.5 points ahead of PASOK, with PASOK second and Syriza third. The same survey found that six in ten respondents assess Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's announcements at the Thessaloniki International Fair negatively.12345

An MRB poll puts New Democracy at 30.6 percent, up 1.6 points after the Thessaloniki International Fair. In the same survey, Alexis Tsipras falls to 16 percent, PASOK stands at 12.8 percent, and Karystianou collapses to 3.6 percent.12346

A separate Prorata poll shows the gap between New Democracy and PASOK at 9 points, with PASOK in single digits.7

Attributed claim: Left-leaning Documento frames the GPO findings as showing that Mitsotakis failed to convince at the Thessaloniki International Fair and that Tsipras's program is unrealistic, while centre-right I Naftemporiki highlights that six in ten rate Mitsotakis's Thessaloniki announcements negatively.12

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke from Kastellorizo, saying the image of 2010, when the island was chosen as the backdrop for Greece's entry into the bailout memoranda, pained them, and that today things are different. He said Greece does not threaten anyone but also does not accept threats and instructions from anyone.1234

The statements were directed toward Turkey, with Mitsotakis declaring from Kastellorizo that Greece neither threatens nor accepts threats and instructions.435

Coverage of the event included a report titled "'Patriots' in embarrassment and Kyriakos at Kastellorizo," which framed the visit alongside the reaction of those described as patriots.124

A Hellenic Air Force Phantom fighter jet crashed at the Tanagra Air Base, killing the two pilots on board. The aircraft was seen burning in the air before it went down, and the control tower issued three warnings to the crew. The funerals for the two pilots will be held tomorrow in Pyrgos and Ioannina.12345

New video footage has emerged showing the Phantom burning in the air before the crash. The control tower's three warnings included an instruction to "fly low," according to reports. The committee investigating the accident is examining the circumstances that led to the crash.678910

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has submitted a question in parliament regarding the crash at the Tanagra Air Base. The party is seeking answers about the incident and the events leading up to it.3

Schools across Greece reopen today for the start of the new school year, with the first bell ringing for students returning to classrooms after the summer break. Coverage focuses on the changes in effect this year at kindergartens, primary schools, middle schools and high schools.1234

The new school year brings a set of changes affecting kindergartens, primary schools, gymnasiums and lyceums, according to reports on the opening day. Outlets frame the return as the end of the holidays and the resumption of classes for students nationwide.123

Coverage also turns to the holiday schedule for the current school year, with one outlet highlighting the dates students will have off. The reports present the reopening and the year's calendar as the main items for families.5