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Undecided voters could still decide crucial aspects of Greek elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsof undecided voters’ choices at the previous elections. The figures suggest that New Democracy has the most... party has had in rallying its support after 2.5 years in power. It is highly unlikely... a part in deciding whether the winning party, most probably SYRIZA, will win a parliamentary majority
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Pension reform a precarious battleground for Tsipras and Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe parliamentary debate. He has pledged to have a comprehensive plan ready soon but on Tuesday he just... rule for supplementary pensions, which has been pending since 2014, when New Democracy and PASOK were... to Tsipras and give him a good chance of exerting more pressure on the coalition or even winning the next
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Athens looks to Draghi for positive signals on debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsweeks, a pledge that has raised eyebrows given that first review dragged on for 11 months...-time contracts are being paid less than 360 euros per month, while uninsured labour has surged to 30... there will be tactical retreats. This is a negotiation. Battles are important. But we are looking at winning the war
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Political turbulence due to name deal creates election doubts
PoliticsGreek Politics. The future of KINAL now seems to be in question, even before the party has had a chance to set out its... by the media coverage, is often limited to nationalist slogans means that the SYRIZA leader has taken... chances of winning the vote with enough support for a clear majority or to create a coalition led
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New Democracy gains MP as new effort to launch nationalist party announced
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor entering Parliament) and its presence in Parliament (it is down to seven MPs) has perhaps spurred... Democracy politician insists that his party will not vote for the deal and has hinted that it could quit... of political symbolism, allowing him to claim that he is winning over people outside the party
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Mitsotakis pledges more benefits, new faces as election build-up intensifies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis added to the economic pledge he has already made over... the Prespes Agreement, Mitsotakis has also provided Tsipras with a platform from which he can play... the proportional representation system (no 50-seat bonus for the winning party). With one eye on these voters, who
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Tsipras and Kammenos ready to call time on coalition after agreeing Friday meeting
PoliticsGreek Politicsand it was decided that they would meet as soon as German Chancellor Angela Merkel has completed her two-day... has seven) it will lose its rights as a parliamentary group in the House so Kammenos finds himself... to emphasise its separation from the nationalist party in the hope of winning over left-wing
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No late rally for Tsipras
Agorain the past has been for the gap between the winner of the European Parliament elections and the second... and a rundown of the so-called positive measures that SYRIZA has implemented. But it was all matter... winning the national vote, possibly on June 30, but also gaining an absolute majority in Parliament
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Tsipras bids to maintain unity after heavy defeat for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsand voters. Fylis did not seem optimistic that SYRIZA could overturn the lead New Democracy has built.... The figures from Sunday’s vote suggest that New Democracy has a strong chance of clinching an outright... for SYRIZA). It had been suggested that the size of the opposition party’s winning margin took
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SYRIZA offers compromise over judicial dispute to prevent more turmoil before polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsor decisions. SYRIZA hit back by claiming that it has a constitutional right to make... image after Sunday’s election defeat, the government has decided to try to reach consensus... that New Democracy is believed to have been successful in winning over. Exit polls suggest
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