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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe cancellation of the reduction of the tax-free threshold, which was due to be confirmed in a vote on Friday... it has committed to not lowering the tax-free threshold next year. Over the last few weeks... of the tax-free threshold would not be brought back through the “back door.” Instead, he argued
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ND sees budget as evidence of pledges being kept, SYRIZA highlights flaws
PoliticsGreek Politicsof their income by card or electronically in order to qualify for the tax-free threshold. It remains... has minimal impact on growth. SYRIZA also claims that the higher threshold for electronic transactions cancels out the tax-free threshold for low-income taxpayers as once rent/mortgage payments
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ND makes move to stop far-right party from taking part in elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, or is just above, the 3 pct threshold that would lead to the far-right grouping entering Parliament. This could have implications for the threshold New Democracy would need to surpass in a second election.... If a sixth party enters the House, the threshold would rise. As a result, the opposition parties
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthreshold, the seat distribution would be 116 for ND, 93 for SYRIZA, 36 for PASOK, 23 for KKE, 18..., it would bring the threshold for the vote of confidence close to 140, rather than 151. However, even... to get over the 3 pct threshold and only six parties make it into Parliament, Pulse’s projection
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Newsletter 382 - 26/05/2023
a point short of the 3 pct threshold for electing MPs. Should one or more of these parties make it over the 3 pct mark in the second election, it will push up the threshold needed for New Democracy to gain... (Plefsi Eleftherias) is seen rising above the 3 pct threshold, to 3.5 and 3.9 pct
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ND aims to see off threat from right, with focus on fringe religious party
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMeRA25 lost its seats in Parliament by falling below the 3-percent entry threshold, two other small... or two more parties over the threshold and make the first party’s lead less commanding. A scenario... with Kathimerini on Sunday, Mitsotakis made reference to the threat of a higher majority threshold emerging
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Mitsotakis makes final push for comfortable majority as small parties hold key
PoliticsGreek Politicsto get over the 3 pct threshold for electing MPs, the next Parliament could have anywhere between five... the threshold. Apart from ND, SYRIZA, PASOK and the Communist Party (KKE), ultra-nationalist Greek Solution... of the smaller parties vying for a spot in the next Parliament fail to clear the 3 pct threshold
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Mitsotakis raises bar for EP vote success as fringe parties and abstention hold key to result
PoliticsGreek Politics. The degree of voter abstention and the ability of smaller parties to beat the election threshold... will be divided by all parties exceeding the threshold of 3 percent of the vote. This means that the fewer...’s MeRA25 fall below the threshold. By setting the bar for success at 9 seats, Mitsotakis is both
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Government attempts to fight back amid opposition disharmony on Tempe tactics
PoliticsGreek Politicsgarnered 160 votes in the first three rounds, falling well short of the threshold of 200. Voting is expected to progress to a fourth round next week, where the threshold will drop to 151. While next week’s... in Tempe has rendered his candidacy more controversial. To drop below this threshold, a handful
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PM prepares to finalise relief package as talk of electoral tweak gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicsand 20,000 euros and an upward shift in the threshold above which the top 44 percent rate applies. Families.... As that threshold looks increasingly elusive, a middle-path solution has emerged: retain the 25 percent entry... for an outright majority. Parallel discussions focus on raising the parliamentary entry threshold from
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