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  1. After an international agreement comes the domestic politics
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    knowing that SYRIZA’s coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), will not provide any support... that Tsipras does not have the “democratic legitimacy” to sign the deal as SYRIZA does not have ANEL’s... MPs compared to ANEL’s nine) has indicated it will back the agreement so a parliamentary majority

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  2. Mitsotakis calls for no-confidence vote, hoping to exert more pressure on coalition
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    coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), to the settlement. However, there does not seem to be any chance of the censure motion leading to a vote of no confidence in the government. Despite ANEL’s... ANEL deputy Dimitris Kammenos, who has been involved in frequent public arguments with his SYRIZA

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  3. Coalition survives no-confidence vote over name deal but sees majority trimmed
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    The SYRIZA-Independent Greeks (ANEL) coalition suffered a slight blow on Saturday, when it survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament but lost one MP in the process. Dimitris Kammenos of ANEL.... ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos immediately announced that his namesake

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  4. Tsipras and Mitsotakis take messages abroad but face disquiet at home
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    from junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), reducing the government’s parliamentary majority to two. This was followed by a fierce reaction from the SYRIZA-ANEL administration, which accused Mitsotakis and faithful business interests of trying to bring down the government. ANEL leader

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  5. Coalition back-and-forth over name deal belies election strategy
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    , thereby dismissing the request made by Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos. The ANEL chief had suggested on Tuesday that the agreement with Skopje should be approved... to highlight the benefits of exiting the programme and the return of growth. Kammenos and ANEL

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  6. Change to date of local elections adds to expectations of May national vote
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    -government sentiment and prevent a damaging result for SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL... of SYRIZA and ANEL in the general elections. Both Skourletis and Tzanakopoulos insisted... that general elections could also be held on the same day as the two other ballots. ANEL leader Panos

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  7. Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
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    (ANEL). Former PASOK official Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, who served in two cabinets under ex-Prime... Minister and ANEL leader Panos Kammenos. This was interpreted as a sign that she might join..., as they have in the case of the current SYRIZA-ANEL administration. Tsipras’s next move will be to announce

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  8. Tsipras pledges array of tax cuts, hopes for break on pensions
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    Defence Minister Panos Kammenos and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party, SYRIZA’s junior coalition... that he does not believe ANEL will withdraw its support for the government in the wake of the vote. The prime minister argued that the ANEL leader would not want to put Greece’s economic recovery at risk

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  9. PM stands by Macedonia name deal, Kammenos continues to sow confusion

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    of developments from Kammenos, who leads the nationalist Independent Greeks (ANEL) party, when he spoke... that he did not unequivocally say that ANEL would walk out on their coalition with SYRIZA, bringing down... that Kammenos would not do anything to put the government’s future in danger. The ANEL leader added

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  10. Tsipras ready to stay course on Macedonia name deal despite domestic uncertainty
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    that his alliance with Independent Greeks (ANEL) and its leader, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, comes... Papachristopoulos of ANEL, Thanasis Theocharopoulos of centre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) and four out... leader suggested that ANEL leader Kammenos would have no excuse not to support a censure motion

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