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  1. SYRIZA gives up on "odious debt" write-off but not major debt relief
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of Alexis Tsipras coming to power and repudiating a large chunk of Greece's debt has been played... team, has now suggested that only around 5 percent of Greece's debt, which is expected to stand... belief that this is an impossible task for the economy as it stands today and has never happened

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  2. Run this way: The recurring pattern of Greek leaders
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    Agora

    and jeer. He has to temper his economic pledges, while Alexis Tsipras can be more open-handed. The coalition has to find the 180 votes required to elect a new president, while the opposition needs to gather just 121 to lead the country to early elections. Samaras has undoubtedly had a thankless task

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  3. Athens unsettled by speculation about proposal at June 15 Eurogroup
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    , though, Tsipras continued to temper his public statements, suggesting that he believes he still has... whether he would emerge from the European Council on June 22 wearing a tie (he has promised to put one... in with the gradual scaling back from Tsipras, who has stopped mentioning QE and making specific

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  4. Why Greece’s ‘also ran’ parties are crucial
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    Agora

    contestant run by a farmer in northern Greece called “Independent Innovative Left, Renewed Right... by these small parties totals 5 percent, for example, the winning party would need 38.4 percent to take

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  5. Wealth inequality in Greece has grown at faster rate than eurozone peers during crisis
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    The economic crisis has increased wealth inequality in Greece at a much faster pace than in other... and Spain. In Greece the top decile has a 56.1 percent share of wealth at the moment, which puts... in its group where there has been what Credit Suisse terms a “rapid rise” in inequality between 2007

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  6. Parliament's bailout probe has potential to be politically toxic

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    has already objected to the fact that the investigation will only seek to cover the period from May... Minister Alexis Tsipras has cultivated ties with Karamanlis over the years. It is believed that the ex... a coalition in June 2012. Nevertheless, there has been a strong feeling within New Democracy

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  7. Tsipras has until Sunday to keep Greece in euro, must pass measures immediately

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    Greece's European lenders told Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday that he has just a few days... of the possibility of a "black scenario" on Sunday. Athens now has to send a request for a new European... in such circumstances. This was by far the starkest message that Tsipras has been given since coming to power

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  8. Greece's pursuit of normality has only one starting point
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    Agora

    ) has still not been approved by the House of Representatives. The parliamentary discussions have been delayed since August 2015 due to political opposition. · Pressure for fiscal relaxation has... of the Telecommunications Authority. · The law on the State-Owned Enterprises' (SOEs) corporate governance has

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  9. Athens puts off bond sale, has fiscal concerns to address
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    without having to risk a higher cost of borrowing than it would want. There has been some... the 7-year note. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos has indicated that the government would like to sell.... In the meantime, the Finance Ministry also has a number of significant fiscal issues to contend

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  10. Opinion polls suggest dispute with farmers has weakened ND's support
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    14 pct in the previous poll, suggesting that the long gestation period has not helped the former PM’s... of taking up politics but has given no strong indication of her intentions. There is clear evidence.... Projections put the ruling party below the 30 pct target it has set itself, which is also short

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