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Tsipras bides his time on confidence vote, weighs up options
PoliticsGreek Politicsdesire to form an anti-bailout movement, there is little prospect of a mass expression of allegiance... in the confidence vote despite having voted for the third bailout on Sunday. The opposition parties feel... was the first of the three parties to openly state in a statement on Sunday that it would not vote
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Tsipras looks for traction with elections finely balanced in final stretch
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSeeing his chances of becoming the next prime minister fade, Alexis Tsipras attempted to give new momentum to SYRIZA’s election campaign on Sunday. Tsipras spoke on Sunday evening at the Thessaloniki... is that of those who have not reaffirmed their backing for the party only 9 percent have gone to anti-bailout
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Name protests, scandal allegations inflame SYRIZA-ND rivalry
PoliticsGreek Politicsto public gas firm DEPA, the Anti-Money Laundering Agency found large amounts of money in Petsitis’s bank... Kyriakos Mitsotakis was heckled while he was giving a speech in Veria, northern Greece, on Sunday..., which is investing in their rise,” the opposition party said, adding that protests such as Sunday’s
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Athens hopes for letup in Turkey friction, but talks still in balance
PoliticsForeign Policyin Thessaloniki on Sunday, he said “I hope there will be continuity: We want to talk with Turkey... with the purchase of 18 French Rafale fighter jets, four new frigates, four naval helicopters, anti... on Sunday to mark the anniversary of its independence following fascist occupation in the Second World
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicson Sunday, when officers were filmed beating a man who appeared to be questioning why they were fining... that privacy restrictions did not apply because videos of Sunday’s incident had been made public. SYRIZA... of investing in a new wave of “indignants,” alluding to the anti-austerity protests in Syntagma Square
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ND paves way to spring elections with relief measures amid SYRIZA objections
PoliticsGreek Politicsappear to suggest a likely date of April 9, Palm Sunday, for elections. Website Euro2day.gr quotes...’s father won an election on Palm Sunday in 1990. Qatargate ripples As the countdown begins... with anti-lobbying rules. Economou referred journalists to statements made by the former
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Election date seen hanging in balance as PM weighs pros and cons
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSunday on April 16, it would involve holding the ballot on Palm Sunday. Reports suggest... in Greece’s anti-vaxx movement. Since then Velopoulos and Kasidiaris have tried to stoke frustration
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSunday, the election campaign has been overshadowed by a fresh row over the government’s efforts.... They suggested that the latest episode in the saga would only strengthen the anti-systemic vote in the elections... the latest amendment overshadowed the announcement on Sunday of SYRIZA’s candidate list
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Newsletter 386 - 23/06/2023
for a decisive victory in Sunday’s elections, barring any last-minute surprises. While pollsters do have... on Sunday. The centre-right leader will be targeting around 160 seats, which will represent a slight... the true, anti-systemic opposition to the status quo. For SYRIZA, the future after the election
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Newsletter 392 - 08/09/2023
was due to take place this Sunday, with the run-off ballot due next Saturday. Instead, the first election will be on Sunday, September 17. A second vote between the two leading candidates will take place... or anti-flooding works and whether the money that has been allocated, including EU funds, are being
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