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Greek Policy in the Balkans: Old Fashion Politics or New Momentum?

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By Bledar Feta * Greece went to the polls on July 7. After almost four years of a SYRIZA-led government, Greek people voted resoundingly for a transfer of power in elections deemed “Greece’s return to normality”. If Greece has returned to normality with the victory of the center-right New Democracy (ND) of Kyriakos Mitsotakis that held power before the far-left SYRIZA of Alexis Tsipras, the new normality could in some ways be a lot like the old one. The main question is whether the newly elected government will keep up the current momentum of change in Greece’s foreign policy in…

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