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  1. PM gets no change out of opposition leaders on US trip, electoral law
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    Mitsotakis for not holding a meeting of party leaders before his trip to Washington in order to ensure... seats to the winning party. He argued that the times call for more consensus and synergies rather... for the winning party. The government has not publicly revealed its proposal yet, but Mitsotakis has indicated

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  2. Tsipras looks for fresh start as Mitsotakis holds election cards

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    than holding elections before the full, positive impact has been felt. If the economy does..., there is little prospect of SYRIZA winning the next elections, even though the simple PR system they will be held under means the winning party will not receive any bonus seats. Kyriakos Mitsotakis said last week

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  3. Newsletter 333 - 01/04/2022

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    with the electoral scheme and holding a vote before his four-year term is up seems a natural reaction to recent... to adopt a system that would grant a parliamentary majority to the winning party even if it gains around... the initial elections. The electoral system for the second vote will give the winning party bonus

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  4. Turkish truculence added to factors being considered as PM weighs up snap polls
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    be beneficial for Mitsotakis to capitalise on any concern about Greek-Turkish relations by holding... the winning party, or parties, to collect at least 44 pct of the vote. The conservatives are hopeful... as another measure aimed at winning votes ahead of the next elections.

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  5. PM brushes aside spying scandal, lowers expectations for handouts

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    . This was interpreted as an indication that he is considering holding what will likely be the first of two.... The second ballot will see the winning party be awarded bonus seats in line with its share of the vote... make it easier for the winning party to gain a majority. It is doubtful, though, that the PM would

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  6. ND makes move to stop far-right party from taking part in elections
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    for holding the neo-Nazis to account since the far-right party’s members were arrested when Antonis... needed in a second vote, where the winning party gets up to 50 bonus seats, would be around 38 pct... of this amendment. Since winning the 2019 election, when Golden Dawn lost its seats in Parliament, the Greek

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  7. Local elections in Greece a precursor of European vote
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    enough support to win from the first round. The northern city will also be holding an unofficial referendum on the proposed privatisation of the local water company, EYATH. Although the non-binding vote

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  8. Greece: After a deal, work on a solution
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    countries in southern Europe. Labour market inflexibility is thus unlikely to be holding back the Greek... in the form of less restrictive fiscal targets and the explicit and binding promise of debt relief upon

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  9. NBG raises 300 mln from SME loan securitisation in first such Greek transaction since 2007
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    that following the evaluation of binding offers, it has selected a consortium comprised of Tourism Enterprises Messinia (controlled by Konstantakopoulos group) and D-Marine Investment Holding (Dogus

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  10. Athens waits for Moscovici visit, eyes debt relief and lower volume of measures
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    is holding out hope that it will still be able to convince the lenders to reduce the amount of new measures... of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said that some legally-binding commitment to medium-term debt relief

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