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PM tries to halt election speculation as poll gap widens
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has asked SYRIZA MPs and members to refrain from speculating about the next elections as polls continue to show the government suffering wear and tear from its handling of foreign policy issues in particular.
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Politicians increasingly focussing on post-MoU landscape
Although dozens of prior actions from the fourth review have to be completed in the coming days, the Greek government is doing its utmost to focus on the period after the exit from the programme.
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Tsipras fends off election rumours, Mitsotakis talks up moderate qualities
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attempted this week to dampen the latest round of speculation regarding when the next general elections might be held.
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Mitsotakis starts to put New Democracy on election footing
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told his party to start preparing for general elections in the near future and has described the upcoming vote as a moment for “catharsis and rebooting.”
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Coalition struggles to contend with fallout from football crisis
The government is finding it difficult to put the incident involving PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis behind it even though the Greek-Russian businessman and his family have reportedly returned to Russia.
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No sign of coalition letting up on Novartis case as poll shows gap closing
The Novartis affair continued to dominate the domestic political scene over the weekend, with the government suggesting that more revelations could surface in the days to come.
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Parliamentary inquiry to handle bribery claims as parties build differing narratives
A debate lasting more than 20 hours ended early on Thursday with Parliament voting to set up a preliminary judicial inquiry into claims that Novartis bribed 10 politicians to secure favourable treatment.
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New Democracy turns up heat on Tsipras and Kammenos
New Democracy increased the pressure on the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks (ANEL) coalition on Thursday, launching attacks on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos.
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Large rally over name issue ramps up pressure on Tsipras
The Greek government has vowed to continue negotiating with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) despite another large protest on this issue.
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Political talks on name issue deepen divisions but PM eyes consensus
Meetings between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and opposition leaders on Saturday over the Macedonia name talks did not yield any immediate signs of consensus between Greek politicians and worsened the divisions between SYRIZA and New Democracy.