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Mitsotakis insists on no early elections, accusing opposition of sowing division
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government could well be faced with a Hobson’s choice between capping its support and allowing.... Polls The latest polling figures offer some support for the prime minister’s rediscovered... having given up 0.9 percentage points since the last sounding. Importantly, support for PASOK-KINAL
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Explanations sought as PM backs away from prospect of early elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA, is still drawing support from some former SYRIZA and PASOK voters, he is much more popular... PR. Opinion poll The latest poll by MRB points to support for ND being well short of either the 44 pct it would likely need in the first ballot or the 38 pct required in the second vote. Support
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PM sets out winter relief measures, rules out change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis said the policies would come in the form of eight immediate support measures, 12 permanent... enough support in next year’s elections to form a government. It is clear from Mitsotakis’s comments... accepts that proportional representation will cause instability and agrees to support a new system
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Moody's, DBRS keep ratings unchanged, leave no doubt that fiscal prudence is key for next moves
Economyliquidity as the ECB withdraws in monetary support. Moody’s also notes that despite the favourable fiscal... on official creditor support. The future funding from markets will depend on Greek authorities maintaining... a favourable debt profile, high cash reserves and the ECB has indicated that it is willing to support GGBs
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Tsipras calls for more state intervention in energy sector as hopes for EU solution dwindle
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetrays the nervousness felt in Athens over the ballooning cost of energy support measures... the cost of its support package, the bulk of which comes from reclaiming the profits of energy companies..., however, begun managing expectations of more support spending, while emphasising the need for fiscal
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Newsletter 356 - 21/10/2022
and his government were thought to be mulling whether to offer households more financial support... last month’s sounding, while SYRIZA stayed static and PASOK-KINAL lost 0.2 pct of support... of its four-year term in government, but falling short of the support needed to secure an absolute
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PM sees progress on lasting dispute with Albania after Tirana visit
PoliticsForeign Policywanted to send strong messages regarding Athens’ constant support for Albania’s EU integration. Eyeing... of even greater rapprochement". The prime minister underlined Greece's support for the European... at the EU-Western Balkans Summit. "Greece will continue to support the European perspective of all
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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the announcement of a new support package in the run-up to the vote on Saturday afternoon, the left..., and the looming threat of more bad loans. ND have been betting on fresh announcements of support to address.... Erosion of support A report by the SYRIZA-affiliated Nikos Poulantzas Institute highlights
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Rise of fringe party complicates election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek Politics. The Metron Analysis survey for Mega TV indicates that support for the two main parties, ND and SYRIZA... this month. SYRIZA’s support declined from 22.3 pct to 21.7 pct. In contrast to other recent polls... decline. Support for the social democrats has risen from 8.9 to 9.7 pct. Almost 11 pct of voters say
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Opposition dismisses PM's economic pledges as electioneering, keeps focus on surveillance
PoliticsGreek Politicssignalling more support measures in the form of payments and vouchers in the coming weeks... goods. Findings indicating that the government’s support measures are running out of steam explain... support at households at every opportunity, with sources hinting that even more handouts could
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