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Return to bond markets to buoy coalition, may leave SYRIZA floundering
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThursday's bond issue – Greece's first in four years and three days – looks certain to strengthen the government's argument that it has followed the correct strategy vis a vis the country's international lenders and in terms of economic policy, leaving SYRIZA searching for a counter punch.
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Omnibus bill passes but leaves marks on coalition and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s coalition succeeded in passing on Sunday an omnibus bill of reforms demanded by the troika so Athens could receive further bailout funding but the process may have inflicted lasting damage on the government and the main opposition.
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Divisions on center left blight launch of Greek Olive Tree alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn attempt to unit Greece’s centre left under the umbrella of the “Olive Tree” alliance was launched in earnest over the weekend but rather then promoting unity among social democrats it served to highlight their divisions.
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Fragmented, weak Greek centre left fails to find basis for cooperation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn ambitious plan for the rejuvenation of the centre left of Greek politics has stalled as the movement of intellectuals and politicians known as the “58” has turned down an opportunity to cooperate with PASOK at the upcoming European Parliament election.
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Goalposts shift as European elections near and SYRIZA cements lead
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA look at recent opinion polls would tell you that the Greek government is under pressure going into the local and European Parliament elections in May but New Democracy and PASOK’s anxiety is also evident from the fact that the two parties are altering the rules ahead of the European vote in the hope they will reap the rewards.
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Preparations for local elections expose SYRIZA weakness
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA stole a march on its political opponents recently by naming its candidates for May’s local elections ahead of rival parties but the move is threatening to backfire due to controversy over some of the appointments.
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Polls turn in SYRIZA’s favour but also show that doubts persists
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo opinion polls on Sunday gave SYRIZA a lead over New Democracy, making it four surveys in a week that have placed the leftists in pole position with four months left until Greeks vote in local and European Parliament elections.
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SYRIZA gives up on "odious debt" write-off but not major debt relief
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFor some SYRIZA supporters it was they key to a leftist government succeeding but now the prospect of Alexis Tsipras coming to power and repudiating a large chunk of Greece's debt has been played down, by SYRIZA itself.
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SYRIZA's bid to force elections by early 2015 will be a close-run thing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras pledged on Wednesday during his speech at the European Parliament that his government would see out its four-year term and general elections would not be held until 2016. SYRIZA, however, has different ideas.
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New Democracy and SYRIZA on campaign footing but for how many elections?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere was a marked rise this week in the intensity of the rhetoric from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, confirming that Greece has entered a pre-election phase. The only question is how many times Greeks will go to the ballot box this year.