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

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    , 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... than holding elections before the full, positive impact has been felt. If the economy does

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  2. Newsletter 333 - 01/04/2022

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    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... with the electoral scheme and holding a vote before his four-year term is up seems a natural reaction to recent

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

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  4. 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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  5. ND makes move to stop far-right party from taking part in elections
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    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... for holding the neo-Nazis to account since the far-right party’s members were arrested when Antonis

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  6. Uncomfortable questions regarding TV auction mount for coalition

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    administrative court on whether the process was constitutional before holding the tender. Prime... to continue broadcasting, interviewed the head of the committee responsible for holding the auction... of the winning bidders has not been thoroughly checked. The conservatives also complained

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  7. Questions persist about timing of general elections
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    to holding the local and national elections at the same time, which is that many voters are registered... the conservatives’ winning ticket. This could lead to a crushing defeat for Tsipras and his party later in the year... believe that the prime minister should not take the risk of holding national elections after the European

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  8. Internal party rivalries prove a hassle for Mitsotakis and Tsipras
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    Mitsotakis took over the centre-right party’s leadership in 2016, as the prospect of winning the next... has reportedly managed to get his way over the holding of a vote of party members before SYRIZA’s... summer’s elections. Tsipras has instead backed the holding of a conference in April to address

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  9. Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
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    party is publicly holding firm to its stated ambition of securing an outright parliamentary majority... similar polling levels before ultimately winning around 41 pct in the national elections... to be sealed by a simple majority by the next Parliament. With New Democracy holding 156 seats, the path

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  10. 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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