Greek Politics
Reshuffle of limited scope, ambition suggests elections on horizon
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras conducted a reshuffle that was limited in scope and ambition on Friday night, heightening speculation that fresh elections are only a matter of weeks away.
Tsipras holds off on reshuffle, suggests no way back for rebels
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras put off plans for a reshuffle on Thursday and may delay changes to his cabinet until next week, when a second set of measures demanded by lenders are due to be voted through Parliament.
Tsipras suffers serious knocks in prior actions vote but emerges on his feet
Greek Parliament approved early on Thursday the first set of prior actions demanded by the country’s lenders but almost 40 SYRIZA MPs failed to support the measures, leaving Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras teetering but probably with enough backing to survive for the time being.
Tsipras tries to switch focus from measures to need for survival in euro
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made it clear that he believes the agreement reached with lenders in Brussels on Monday morning is a “bad deal” for Greece that his government “does not believe in” but that the country has no option but to accept it.
After marathon in Brussels, short sprints for Tsipras in Athens
After his marathon in Brussels, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras now has a series of short sprints to run in Athens as he tries to swiftly pass the legislation demanded by lenders, while ensuring that his government can continue functioning.
Agreement creates array of political challenges for Tsipras, who must move fast
After two days of intense discussion in Brussels, which resulted in Greece being offered strict terms for a third bailout, attention will now shift to Athens and whether Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can convince his sceptical party and coalition partner to support the agreement.
Tsipras gets strong mandate for deal in Brussels but left with political conundrum at home
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras received the broad backing from MPs he wanted for the proposals he submitted to lenders during a vote in Parliament early on Saturday but was left with a conundrum to solve after his own coalition lawmakers failed to support it in the necessary numbers.
Tsipras's proposals to lenders come under SYRIZA scrutiny
The Greek government submitted to Parliament late on Thursday a set of proposals aimed at establishing prior actions that will form the basis of an agreement with lenders.
Tsipras runs gauntlet as he seeks approval for proposals from cabinet, lenders
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to chair a cabinet meeting on Thursday before his government sends a proposal to lenders detailing around 12 billion euros of measures that it hopes will seal an agreement that will probably be worth more than 65 billion euros.
Tsipras denies Grexit plan, has work to do to keep Greece in euro
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisted in the European Parliament on Wednesday that he has no plan to take Greece out of the euro and that his government will submit reform proposals to lenders by Thursday.