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Mitsotakis eyes majority in second vote as SYRIZA reels from crushing defeat
PoliticsGreek Politicsis sticking to his belief that Greece needs a strong single-party government rather than a coalition... suggested that the government would like elections to be held as soon as possible, earlier than the July 2... be looking at a majority of around 20 seats. This would be more than double the majority Mitsotakis had
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OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Societystrong health outcomes despite spending less than many of its peers. But beneath the surface, troubling... people. That’s higher than the OECD average and signals growing concern over preventable and treatable..., with fewer than a quarter of adults indulging daily. Access to care Despite universal eligibility for core
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Greece's 2014 fiscal gap suddenly appears bigger, much bigger
Economyexecutive board member Joerg Asmussen appears to have put the economic plan in some doubt, while... 50 percent or so. Asmussen also put the financing gap, the difference between how much money Greece
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SYRIZA's bid to force elections by early 2015 will be a close-run thing
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe prime minister’s press office, indicated that the government could put together what he termed... George Papandreou made it clear that his party would not approve the candidate put forward
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New Democracy and SYRIZA draw battle lines for European elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsstability and uncertainty. In a less stark version of the euro vs drachma dilemma put to Greek voters... to use this during their campaign as evidence that they intend to live up to their pledge to put right
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On the beaches
Agoracoastline put to public consultation recently by the Finance Ministry. The draft law proposes a complete... could put forward such proposals. To sacrifice what should be protected is a denial that Greece's
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Friction over property tax exposes cracks in Greek coalition's strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsas possible candidates. A fourth option has been put forward by former Prime Minister Costas... put forward in 2010. Then, the New Democracy government only had 151 MPs and PASOK’s stance
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Uncertainty feeding tension within SYRIZA as well as Greek government
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it will under no circumstances support any presidential candidate put forward by the government. SYRIZA... in snap elections but they could certainly put added strain on a SYRIZA or SYRIZA-led government
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All the numbers that matter in the Greek presidential election
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the independents have already come out in favour of SYRIZA’s position to oppose the candidate put... is that it will put extra pressure on the wavering MPs, who may be concerned that snap elections
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SYRIZA's date with history
Agoracandidate put forward by the conservative government in early 2010. This resistance precipitated... will not be able to put everything on hold until there is an outcome from the talks, especially
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