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PM voices concerns about tricky first ballot in next year's elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe atmosphere in which the second elections will take place. He spoke of the proportional representation (PR..., knowing it is an unlikely a government will be formed until after the second election when enhanced... players on the path to a second ballot. The conservatives fear that if right-wing voters see
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Newsletter 354 - 07/10/2022
, New Democracy is gaining greater clarity about what obstacles lie in its path to a second consecutive... suggested that the result in the first round will shape the atmosphere in which the second elections... a government will be formed until after the second election when enhanced PR will apply, may view the first
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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... a minority government after the first vote, when opinion polls suggest that SYRIZA will come second... to battle it out in a second ballot, where the winning party would need around 38 pct for a majority
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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politicspercent of respondents said they were undecided. According to the Interview poll, if a second election... in a second vote, although the threshold is expected to fall to 37-38 pct from around 44-45... confident that they will be able to secure an outright majority in the second elections. Prime Minister
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Parties give first hint of strategies in reaction to poll announcement
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be dissolved anew by May 31, and new elections declared for July 2. The second contest would take... speculation that ND would prefer to proceed to a second round without negotiations. The hope in the PM’s office is that a stronger showing in a more polarised second round, combined with the inherent
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Newsletter 378 - 28/04/2023
Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his New Democracy party as he set out his economic agenda for a second term... that the country should head straight to a second vote. However, 37 pct would like the parties to try to form a coalition and only opt for a second ballot if the negotiations fail. There is also 21 pct
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Mitsotakis sticks with stability mantra as SYRIZA looks for new approach
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, hoping that this will drive New Democracy to a clear majority in the second vote on June 25... well in the first campaign but the different electoral system for the second vote means that he... backed ND in the first election might switch to PASOK in the second vote, to help boost the centre-left
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Newsletter 383 - 02/06/2023
PoliticsND sticks with tested formula in pursuit of second election winThe new election campaign... the centre-right party the necessary parliamentary majority for a second term. In a series... election might switch to PASOK in the second vote, to help boost the centre-left party in its bid
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Controversial labour law set to usher in radical changes to employment practices
PoliticsGreek Politics” employment contracts, a lifting of the existing ban on second jobs and the definition... on weekends, while those taking second jobs could find themselves working 13-hour days and relying... by the New Democracy administration at the start of its second term, and the latest in a series
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
Greek PoliticsSecond round of local polls gives parties pause for thoughtThe second round of local... Mitsotakis and his party had been targeting a clean sweep in the second round. Although this always looked... Bakoyannis in the second round, even though the ND-backed candidate was less than a couple of percentage
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