{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ead72cc41f19b65154097fa/674444b91660fc39e1dfab94?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Internal combustion problems leave New Democracy spluttering ","description":"<p>In mid-November, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis decided to expel from the ruling New Democracy party one of his predecessors, Antonis Samaras.</p><p>Samaras headed the centre-right party for several years and was the leader of a coalition government between 2012 and 2015, which means his dismissal was big news in Greece.</p><p>So, why did Mitsotakis make this dramatic move and what it could mean not only for unity within New Democracy, but also for the stability of the Greek government?</p><p>MacroPolis co-founder Yiannis Mouzakis and features editor Georgia Nakou joined Nick Malkoutzis to discuss all the permutations.</p><p><strong>Useful reading</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/greece-samaras-mitsotakis-new-democracy-a134c64c80a7aa8f5e0c0e9b13c0e35f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Former Greek premier Samaras is expelled from the ruling conservative party</a> - <em>Associated Press</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-turkey-diplomacy-conservative-greek-party-pm-kyriakos-mitsotakis-antonis-samaras-erdogan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Turkey rapprochement sparks rift in Greece’s ruling party</a> - <em>Politico</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"MacroPolis"}