{"id":14945,"date":"2026-04-23T13:46:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/greece-ruling-party-keeps-candidates-named-in-subsidy-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:46:48","slug":"greece-ruling-party-keeps-candidates-named-in-subsidy-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/greece-ruling-party-keeps-candidates-named-in-subsidy-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece ruling party keeps candidates named in subsidy scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1301732\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marinakis_web-2-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marinakis_web-2.jpg\" alt=\"Greece ruling party keeps candidates named in subsidy scandal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/marinakis_web-2-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said Thursday that lawmakers from the ruling New Democracy named in a new case file linked to the OPEKEPE subsidy investigation are expected to remain on party ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to questions, Marinakis said the lawmakers\u2019 conduct during Wednesday\u2019s parliamentary debate reflected \u201cdignity, seriousness and respect,\u201d describing it as a response to what he called a toxic political climate.<\/p>\n<p>He dismissed any suggestion they could be barred from running, saying there is \u201cno issue\u201d regarding their candidacies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/1301732\/greece-ruling-party-keeps-candidates-named-in-subsidy-scandal\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[InTime News] Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said Thursday that lawmakers from the ruling New Democracy named in a new case file linked to the OPEKEPE subsidy investigation are expected to remain on party ballots. 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