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Foreign minister toughens stance as first autumn polls pile pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicssecond term. Perhaps the most significant finding of the polls from the government’s perspective.... Mitsotakis knows that he needs to court a wide range of constituencies to have any chance of winning... and the toughening stance on migration, aimed at winning back right-wing conservatives, combined
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Tax and banks dominate government's thoughts amid opposition, public pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter finding itself on the receiving end of more pressure from the opposition, but also public... of it, over this issue, his chances of winning a clear majority in the next general election... on finding ways of lightening the tax burden ahead of the next national vote, due in 2027. Naftemporiki
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Bookies see comfortable win for SYRIZA, close contest for third place
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough bookies do not offer betting on SYRIZA winning an outright majority in the new Parliament... winning less than 28.5 percent of votes (odds at 1.75). This suggests a margin in excess of 5 percentage..., odds for winning more or less than 5 percent is identical (at 1.87 each), while PASOK’s percentage
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Newsletter 43 - 18/09/2015
of more use to consider the scenarios that could play out from Monday as the winning party tries to form a government. The winning party is not seen getting near the 36.3 percent that SYRIZA gained in January. SYRIZA won 149 seats then. A more realistic target for the winning party this time
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Key factors to look out for when Greek election results come in
PoliticsGreek Politicspercentage points) would make it difficult for the winning party to govern without the runner-up... coalition but it is unlikely that the winning party will want to leave the runner-up (especially... The winning part is expected to get no more than 33 percent of the vote and, therefore, less than 140
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Fallout from Ukraine war being fed into calculations about next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicslaw with the aim of reducing the level of support needed for the winning party to claim.... The report suggested that the PM’s office has drawn up a scheme that would give the winning party... that. Under this scheme, the winning party would need around 38 pct to have a clear majority in Parliament
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Newsletter 342 - 17/06/2022
the winning party, or parties, to collect at least 44 pct of the vote. The conservatives are hopeful.... This was seen by some observers as another measure aimed at winning votes ahead of the next elections. In his... in the second ballot, where the winning party will receive bonus seats in Parliament. However
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Rise of fringe party complicates election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek Politicsconsternation among New Democracy officials as it would impact the percentage of votes that the winning party... in the second elections, when the winning party will gain a bonus of up to 50 seats. However... elects MPs, the threshold will rise, making it even more difficult for the winning party, which
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Tsipras stakes claim for election win despite discouraging poll data
PoliticsGreek Politics, negating the need for a second ballot where the winning party would be boosted by a 50-seat bonus. Tsipras..., behind ND. The winning party would need around 44 pct of the vote for a clear majority. None... to battle it out in a second ballot, where the winning party would need around 38 pct for a majority
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Complexities of post-election cooperation laid bare
PoliticsGreek Politicspractice throughout the world for the leader of the winning party to become PM and that Androulakis... a majority for the winning party. Clearly, the PASOK leader is reluctant to countenance the idea... radical left MeRA25, would not be enough. Given that the winning party will receive up to 50 seats extra
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