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A new poll by Interview pollsters found, seemingly counter-intuitively, that 68% of Greeks believe that "The Turks are our friends". The finding that one in two Greek households find themselves "unprepared" in terms of energy saving measures seems more sound. At the same time, 80% of respondents said "No" to benefits, and "Yes" to VAT reductions. These are some of the findings of the Interview poll presented by Politic, along with voting intention and what people think of parties and coalition governments.

Alexis Tsipras indirectly but clearly requested the American support vis-à-vis the provocations of Turkey against Greece, addressing the US ambassador to Athens.

Greece’s main opposition leader, former premier Alexis Tsipras, tabled a “no confidence” motion in Parliament on Thursday morning, accusing Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government of botching the state’s reaction this week to a heavy snow storm in the country, especially the greater Athens area, as well as failing to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.