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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), whose parliamentary group is close to the point of no longer being recognised... relevance is declining ahead of the general elections later this year. ANEL looks set to suffer... with ANEL leader Kamemnos and is expected to sit as an independent. This would leave Kammenos with just five
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsadvised them that the man who had been beaten was a member of a radical left group and had been... as police clashed with some protestors. One policeman was dragged off his motorcycle and beaten. Along
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Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
AgoraCommissioner Pierre Moscovici was the first to take the floor and his remarks suggest that over... Thomsen’s remarks that what is on the table falls well short of what the IMF considers necessary.... Schaeuble’s closing remarks set the tone for the next weeks and the possible outcome of the next Eurogroup
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Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015
will this damage SYRIZA? Will coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) make it into Parliament? Will SYRIZA and ANEL have enough seats to continue their coalition? Will PASOK pass the 3 percent threshold... the last few weeks. The polls also raise doubts about whether ANEL would enter Parliament
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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence
PoliticsGreek Politicsany permanent damage despite the fact that SYRIZA’s coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) did... the bill and two others abstained. Only one ANEL MP, from a total of nine, backed the draft... and Mitsotakis not to vote in favour of the right to change gender. New Democracy and ANEL have close
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Differences over Macedonia name issue put coalition unity under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty, Independent Greeks (ANEL), have failed to see eye to eye on an issue. There have been occasions since 2015 when ANEL has refused to support draft legislation in Parliament and there has never... it “interesting.” ANEL struggling Kammenos, who labelled Kotzias the best foreign minister Greece has
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Newsletter 167 -22/06/2018
their political fortunes. Name deal set to be catalyst in Greek politics SYRIZA-ANEL united for now... Independent Greeks (ANEL) even though the nationalist party is against the name deal. ANEL MP Dimitris...-ANEL coalition but it seems more likely that there will be a managed separation over the months
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Loss of MP upsets coalition plans to build on positive momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicscoalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), ostensibly over the Macedonia name deal, reduced the government... the coalition has had a close relationship until recently. ANEL called on the lawmaker to prove.... The term used by a number of government officials and ANEL’s spokesman was “apostasy,” which refers
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Newsletter 168 -29/06/2018
Thinning majority jolts coalition Govt left with 152 seats as ANEL MP departs but PM rejects... perilously thin. The coalition lost another MP on Tuesday, when Independent Greeks (ANEL) deputy Giorgos... lawmaker to leave the government over the agreement between Athens and Skopje. Another ANEL MP
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Despite ongoing row with SYRIZA, Kammenos not preparing for early departure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe issue indicates that despite the noise being created around the disagreement between ANEL and SYRIZA... a replacement for ANEL in Parliament if he wants to continue governing, while Kammenos knows... This does not mean that the ANEL leader’s effort to create a fuss will cease. It seems that he
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