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New Democracy and PASOK challenged by arrival of new parties
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Vexed SYRIZA abstains from vote on election bans
The Greek Parliament voted, amid some acrimony, late on Wednesday night to allow the Supreme Court to ban parties that are led by convicted criminals and which represent a threat to democracy from taking part in the country’s elections.
The amendment was brought to the House with the far-right Ellines (Greeks) party, led by former Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, in mind. A couple of recent opinion polls suggested that support for the extremist grouping in the upcoming election could s...
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