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  1. SYRIZA stumbles again on way to May elections

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    party has dropped one candidate, another has been forced to step down, while a third may also have... a picture of him meeting Devlet Bahceli, who heads the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which has direct links with the extremist Grey Wolves. Finally, pressure has also been put on another candidate

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  2. What kind of poll win does SYRIZA need to eye snap elections?
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    but the unreliability of opinion polls, and perhaps the instability of public opinion itself, means that it has been.... In this respect, it is interesting that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has finally put a figure on what margin... that it has a case for snap polls if it is not able to improve on the 26.9 percent of the vote

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  3. Five things to watch for in today's elections in Greece
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    has a genuine opportunity to challenge for power. Local elections, however, will also have a bearing... in Greece. Its margin of victory in the EU elections has ranged between around 1 and just over 4.... The Neo-Nazi party has also been polling well in opinion surveys ahead of the EU vote. It looks set

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  4. Stomach for the fight
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    . However, rarely has there been a reshuffle that has been met with such a sense of deflation.... Even the government spokesperson, Sofia Voultepsi, has a history of controversy and confrontation... adjustment program. Samaras has continued the process of cosying up to this extreme of the Greek political

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  5. To Potami takes next step in mission to become key political player in Greece
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    brief existence and the vagueness of its policies. The indications are that To Potami has succeeded...=portal.en.politics.998], have failed is that having Theodorakis as a figurehead has made it easier for voters to identify with the party. The journalist has also made the most of his background to ensure

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  6. Sparks to fly as coalition and SYRIZA clash over electricity sell-off

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    to the legislation and has threatened to begin rolling strikes from Wednesday night. This is expected to lead to controlled blackouts around the country. SYRIZA, which has always opposed privatisations...-wing of his party happy, which has been a problem for him at times over the past couple of years

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  7. Poor poll figures leave Samaras in quandary over next move
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    for a majority. While SYRIZA has had its nose ahead in opinion polls for many months, it has not been close... over the next 12 months. This has been virtually unchanged throughout the year. Also, only 16... 46 percent) believe there is a need for snap polls. There has also been a substantial shift over

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  8. Election drums beating louder in Greece
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    , the country has not had elections at the end of a full term since June 1989. Over the last few months there has been increasing speculation about Greece going to the polls again early next year as the government has struggled to find a presidential candidate that could garner the minimum 180

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  9. What would a clean bailout exit for Greece mean in numbers?

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    , primarily because it has a high degree of correlation with the viability of Prime Minister Antonis... principal, maturity and coupon payments. This has important implications for the primary surplus... the financing requirement as Greece has to meet the maturity. The figure that is required to repay the ECB

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  10. Mixed messages continue to dog SYRIZA
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    The prospect of power often has magical powers in terms of uniting a party but in SYRIZA’s case... in just a few months’ time is doing little to unite the party behind a single message. As has been... central message, which has become slowly but steadily more moderate. Led by the abrasive MP Panayiotis

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