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  1. The rise of a "Spanish SYRIZA" transform’s country’s politics
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    Agora

    to be just a flash in the pan or is here to stay may rely on how credible its proposals can be. The economic... polls, due to be held in May. As national elections get closer, the party will be forced to actively... establishment is not that easy. But its triumph may well depend upon others’ errors too. *Arturo Lopo

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  2. Probe into LAOS leader could spark contest for party's voters

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    months. LAOS caused a minor upset in the May European Parliament elections when it gained almost... ballot, however, put LAOS back in the game. In the wake of the May ballot the possibility emerged... to win over the 154,000 voters who backed LAOS in May’s EU vote.

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  3. Troika and Greece in stalemate over budget targets, prior actions as time ticks away
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    EconomyProgramme

    at the beginning of next year, Greek banks may not have access to ECB funding but resort only to Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA). Greek banks have eliminated the more expensive ELA funding since last May... by the December 8 Eurogroup will be missed and decisions may be taken either at an extraordinary Eurogroup

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  4. OECD sees more growth, falling unemployment in Greece

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    previous estimates published on May 6. For 2015, OECD expects GDP to accelerate to 2.3 percent (from... position, while may also call for additional relief by extending maturities and lowering interest... as the gains of the large competitiveness gains may be underestimated and 3) faster progress

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  5. Coalition edges towards 180 votes for president but close to exhausting resources
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    may be able to secure a few of these votes in the final round, it would be a major surprise... supporters of Dimas’s candidacy in the final ballot. There may be a couple more MPs from DIMAR... at noon on Monday - well before the Athens Stock Exchange close. Samaras may be called upon to come up

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  6. How snap elections in Greece fit into Samaras's strategy
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    Agora

    . In the meantime, investors and depositors may have voted with their feet. This would likely lead Greece..., New Democracy garnered an unthinkably poor 18.8 percent in the May vote (the lowest total in its... saviour-like, with an increased majority. It may sound like a far-fetched plan, which runs counter

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  7. Snap elections in Greece: The scenarios ahead

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is difficult to imagine at the moment and may require a renewal of personnel or change in leadership..., as happened in the summer of 2012, when polls were held in May and June. As mentioned in the previous..., as was the case in June 2012. To Potami and PASOK may seek some kind of cooperation with the aim of being part

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  8. Contraction in Greek credit eases slightly to 3 percent in November
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , broadly similar to the contraction rates recorded since May 2014. Balances fell by 0.4 percent MoM..., recent political developments, with snap elections due on January 25 may postpone... with the troika is not clinched by the end of February than Greek banks may be forced to cover the state’s

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  9. Venizelos ready to work with SYRIZA but leftists and Papandreou to have last say
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that may arise after January 25, even if that means cooperating with Venizelos’s PASOK. Papandreou... Parliament elections in May but opinion polls indicate it will get less than this. The new factor... disgruntled Socialists who are now supporting SYRIZA and some undecided voters. This still may

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  10. Fitch keeps Greek rating at 'B' but downgrades outlook to negative

    Economy

    . The ‘B’ rating by Fitch was initially assigned on May 23, 2014. Greece also has a ‘B’ rating from S&P... to collapse. Alternatively, Fitch argues that the initial formation of a coalition may prove impossible... is on May 15. S&P and Moody’s have indicated they will release their updated reviews on Greece

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