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Warning signs for coalition after majority trimmed in multi-bill vote The government passed the latest multi-bill needed for another 12 billion euros in bailout loans and bank recapitalisation funds through Parliament on Thursday night but at a considerable cost.
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MP's departure ahead of multi-bill vote highlights pressure on coalition The difficulties the government has in maintaining unity while also meeting its bailout commitments came into sharp focus on Thursday, when it was announced that SYRIZA MP Gavriil Sakellaridis was being replaced.
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Meimarakis seen as clear frontrunner with New Democracy leadership vote approaching With just over two weeks left until the first, and possibly only, round of New Democracy’s leadership election, current party president Evangelos Meimarakis seems a clear favourite to win the vote.
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Little trouble for Tsipras in multi-bill vote but bigger problems may lurk over revenues chief The omnibus bill containing many of the 49 prior actions the coalition has to fulfill to secure the next sub-tranche of bailout funding passed through Parliament without any major problems on Friday night.
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Omnibus bill prompts no more than rumblings of discontent from coalition MPs The submission of the draft law containing the first set of measures Greece has to pass to receive further bailout funding has prompted some disquiet within the government but not to the level that there are any concerns about the multi-bill not being approved in a vote on Friday.
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Tsipras strengthens grip on SYRIZA, sees more 'open' party Alexis Tsipras has begun trying to capitalise on his recent election victory by strengthening his position within SYRIZA and ensuring that, unlike during the previous months, his party pulls in the same direction.
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New Democracy decides on date for leadership vote, candidates get on the road New Democracy has decided to hold its leadership election on Sunday November 22, with a run-off vote between the two leading candidates (if needed) due to take place a week later, on November 29.
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New Democracy heads for leadership vote as opposition ponders poll result New Democracy is expected to hold a leadership contest later this year as the conservatives look to bounce back from a disappointing showing in Sunday’s elections.
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Amid talk of post-election alliances, parties propose changes to bailout measures New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis shows no sign of letting up in his efforts to make it clear he is open to working with SYRIZA, while Alexis Tsipras remains resolute in his resistance to these overtures.
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Defections and alliances as parties set out on campaign trail SYRIZA continues to be depleted by defections as Alexis Tsipras begins his nationwide tour ahead of the September 20 elections.