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  1. Coalition tweaks draft electoral law in hope of clinching supermajority
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    the 3 percent threshold remaining in place. If the coalition can get more than 200 votes...The government has tweaked the electoral reform bill, hoping that a minor change will increase its chances of gaining the votes of at least 200 MPs so that new system can apply immediately. Interior

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  2. Coalition goes in search of deciding votes for electoral law, prepares more legislation
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    is that in trying to get PASOK and To Potami on board (25 votes combined) it may alienate... against the government’s proposal. Interior Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis did not rule out completely

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  3. Government distances itself from ELSTAT case as European Commission wades in
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    the Greek government into taking a stance on the issue. "It is necessary to get the record straight... extend of the deficit in 2009. The bickering continued on Wednesday, when ex-interior minister Yiannis

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  4. Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders
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    ministries involved seem an attempt to get the talks over the line rather than to hamper them. None... Ministry to the Interior Ministry. Skourletis had recently been openly opposed to the government’s

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  5. Tsakalotos states case for debt relief as New Democracy sharpens up
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    going to get out of this [bailout] program in 2018.” Tsakalotos said that one of the most difficult... minister, Makis Voridis will be responsible for interior issues and the party’s vice president Adonis

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  6. In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
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    , secure a commitment for medium-term debt relief, get access to the European Central Bank’s QE...A comment by Interior Minister Panos Skourletis on Monday regarding the need for any agreement with the institutions to be approved by a qualified majority in Parliament has revived speculation about

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  7. Concerns over energy deregulation add to challenges Tsipras faces
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    that it would get more time to reduce the state-owned company’s market share through NOME auctions.... The first to voice concern was former Energy Minister Panos Skourletis, now head of the Interior

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  8. Athens and lenders stay mum on agreement, domestic reaction awaited
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    accused the conservatives of acting as “mules” for unspecified interests that want to get involved.... Skourletis Interior Minister Panos Skourletis toned down on Wednesday his reaction to the potential sale

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  9. PASOK launches attempt to form alliance that would rival SYRIZA
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    should the conservatives not get an outright majority at the next elections. The presence... last week. Ex-Interior Minister Yiannis Ragousis attended the meeting, taking a different approach

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  10. Parties mull changes to electoral law, top judge resigns

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    representation system. This means the winning party will get no bonus at all. PASOK and To Potami did not vote... to Interior Minister Panos Skourletis the breaking up of the Athens “B” electoral district

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