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Change to date of local elections adds to expectations of May national vote
PoliticsGreek Politics-government sentiment and prevent a damaging result for SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL... of SYRIZA and ANEL in the general elections. Both Skourletis and Tzanakopoulos insisted... that general elections could also be held on the same day as the two other ballots. ANEL leader Panos
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Warning signs for coalition after majority trimmed in multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) parliamentary groups respectively. As we flagged earlier in the day, SYRIZA’s Stathis Panagoulis abstained from the vote and ANEL’s Nikos Nikolopoulos voted... that has been largely alien to him now; that of the enforcer. His coalition partner, ANEL leader Panos
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Kammenos claims approval of name deal a make-or-break moment for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicslongevity after suggesting that he would pull his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party out of the government... (at least 180 out of 300 MPs) in Parliament. The ANEL leader suggested that he would trigger national... to be that the vote in Greek Parliament will be the trigger for SYRIZA and ANEL to pave the way for a managed
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Tsipras maps out path to next elections via Prespes Agreement and possible confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a confidence vote in Parliament should his coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos... but in a live TV interview on Wednesday, Tsipras explained what the implications of that meeting... that if the ANEL chief decides to rescind his backing for the coalition as a result of the Macedonia
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Coalition's ideological contrasts highlighted but Kammenos quashes rift talk
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDefence Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL... their separate ways over ideological differences. Kammenos appeared on Skai TV on Thursday to discuss..., seemed to question the role of the church in Greece. While being interviewed on TV about the recent
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Newsletter 156 -23/03/2018
office to insist, as he has done before, that SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) will remain together “until the end.” The ANEL leader dismissed the claims of a rift, saying it was the work of “those...-left, the prospect of any party jumping into government with SYRIZA if ANEL decides it has had enough
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Bailout talks, SYRIZA bickering continue - no definite end date for either
PoliticsGreek Politicson Tuesday, are taking place against a backdrop of ongoing bickering within SYRIZA despite... meant that ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis had committed treason. Panousis's superior, Interior
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Greece left isolated on migrant crisis, with bailout talks finely poised
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this is happening against the backdrop of the bailout deliberations where, again, Greece’s... Mouzalas went into an informal meeting of European Union interior ministers on Monday on the back
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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammethe political backdrop for Sunday’s announcements. Institutions The ministers’ press conference..., Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, Interior Minister Alexis
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Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicscaused by the blaze in Evros has prompted the government to send a team of ministers, led by Interior Minister Makis Voridis, to Evros on Monday. The officials travel to the region against a backdrop
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