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Political tremors shake Spain, overshadow economic progress
Agoraconservative policies and its approach to institutional crisis have eroded its popular support. Meanwhile... Left and the centre-right UPyD –the fourth and the fifth parties in the Parliament. Support... support for Podemos, whose members range from activists and lawyers to students and unemployed
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Bid to form alliance for PPC referendum tests SYRIZA's political mettle
PoliticsGreek Politicsof PPC to a private investor should go ahead. This requires SYRIZA to gather the support of 120 out... (13 MPs) also indicated that it would support a proposal for a referendum. Five of the 23 independent MPs in Greek Parliament also said they want a plebiscite on the issue. This takes support
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SYRIZA builds clear but not conclusive lead in polls as PASOK and GD fade
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe leftists 3.9 to 7.5 percentage points ahead of the conservatives but without the level of support needed... Democracy. Kapa Research’s poll in To Vima weekly showed support for SYRIZA was 27.4 percent versus 23.5... in influencing opposition and independent MPs the government needs to support its candidates. If public
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Greek MPs pass 2015 budget but give few clues for presidential vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsnon-aligned lawmaker (ex-Independent Greeks) failed to vote. It was not clear why. Markou’s support... of the support for the government will not even be evident in the first two rounds of voting..., there is no clear indication as to which strategy will work or whether events will support either party’s
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A little more persuasion, a little less reaction
Agorawould surely know that Golden Dawn is garnering support in single digit figures and will not lead... as a “committed European” and openly expressing its support for his candidacy, which had yet to be put... their positions in 2012 with the active support of the EU and key players within it. This does
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Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015
points from 7.5 a week earlier. The company puts support for SYRIZA at 28.1 percent and New Democracy... puts support for the leftists at 28.5 percent and the conservatives at 25.3. Both polling companies... an overall majority. on the total support for the parties that fail to pass the 3 percent threshold
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Coalition tweaks draft electoral law in hope of clinching supermajority
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe support of the Communist Party (KKE), which is in favour of removing the bonus but does not support... the creation of a separate article regarding the 50-seat bonus secure the support of KKE..., have said that they will support the bill, taking the potential total to 197. This means
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Greeks underwhelmed by deal with lenders, stressing uphill task for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsbelieving it was a positive outcome. This underlines the extent to which Tsipras’s core support has been... unenviable position was also evident in the fact that support for New Democracy has risen by six points... strongly, and perhaps benefitting from SYRIZA’s demise, with support of 14 percent in third place
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Differences over Macedonia name issue put coalition unity under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe possibility of any potential agreement having the full support of the coalition. This prompted New... occasions since 2015 when ANEL has refused to support draft legislation in Parliament and there has never....” This suggests that SYRIZA believes it can secure the support of opposition parties, and therefore
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Moody's upgrades rating to 'B3,' amid confidence about political outlook, economic prospects
Economythe coming years. It believes they will support the recovery of the economy and banking sector... to achieve the primary surplus target (of 3.5% of GDP) for the years 2019-2022. “Those measures support... at the February 19 Eurogroup meeting. The cash buffer that will support the “clean exit” is seen
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