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The dual “silent” elections, proposed issues, and differentiated discourse on migration by political leaders

A slight rise in polarizing rhetoric and migration crisis mentions in political leaders' discourse after the tragedy off the coast of Pylos

Η μείωση της πόλωσης και των λαϊκιστικών σχημάτων λόγου, τα θέματα που «βάζουν» οι πολιτικοί αρχηγοί στον δημόσιο λόγο ως προγραμματικές θέσεις αιχμής και πού επικεντρώνεται η κριτική τους.

[5:51 PM] Kelly Kiki The first inklings of the political leaders' rhetorical strategy during the new campaign period: what they are keeping from the previous election period and what is changing

The political leaders’ speeches in the days leading up to the ballot box and the main conclusions we can draw about the political discourse employed during the just-ended election period.

Which political leaders talk more about their agenda, which ones devote themselves to criticising their opponents, which individual issues complement the established topics and whether political discourse escalates just before the ballots.

The elections month started with the prime minister's strategic programmatic, proclamatory discourse, the strengthening of the fundamental issues addressed by each political leader, a slight increase in the discourse formats and absence of a typical populist discourse strategy.