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If Golden Dawn MPs quit Parliament, would Greece go to elections? It's complicated
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe most votes in each constituency, rather than be dependant on the national share of the vote.... The one problem that could arise is if SYRIZA were to win more seats than New Democracy... with the mainstream parties. It has been suggested that this could lead the party’s 18 MPs to resign en masse
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What next for Greek politics after Golden Dawn arrests?
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the replacement or suspension of more than 10 others. A senior officer at the National... and Washington by being the man who brought down Golden Dawn and did not call elections rather than... retain their role until convicted. Even in the case of them resigning en masse, national elections
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The social and economic conditions that helped Golden Dawn flourish
Societyunemployed for more than one year, is reflected in the fact that more than 400,000 households do
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Rising clinical depression hints at hidden side of Greek crisis
SocietyThe proportion of Greeks suffering from major depression has increased substantially since 2011 and is several times higher than pre-crisis levels, according to a new study by the University... that has a monthly income of less than 400 euros has the symptoms of clinical depression. Depression
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General government bottom line continues to improve with moderate decrease in arrears
EconomyMacroeconomy. The government is expected to repay arrears of 7 billion by the end of the year, 1 billion lower than the initial... excluding this item, the bottom line still beats the target on a better than expected budget
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2014 draft budget: An ambitious fiscal consolidation targeting a primary surplus of 1.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomythe respective primary surplus figure (0.2 percent of GDP) is marginally lower than the initial target (0.3..., the MoF anticipates that the revenue shortfall of 805 million on a cash basis for 2013 will be more than
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Volunteers try to fill void left by retreating Greek state
Societymillion unemployed have been out of a job for more than 12 months and therefore without proper social... by volunteer doctors and other staff who provide medical assistance to more than 4,000 people a year
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Greek centre-left in search of new roots with own Olive Tree alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicsnext year. If the alliance comes together before than and is able to produce a reasonable result... opinion polls) rather than the 40+ percent it accounted for in the previous two decades. So far
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Golden Dawn draws support from surprising sources to retain popularity
PoliticsGreek Politics(under 25) is also weaker than expected, reaching 14.1 percent of overall support. The strongest... classify themselves as centrists, while less than a third position themselves on the far right
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From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
Societyobtaining free meals said they had no income at all, while 11 percent said they earn less than 320 euros... for their children to receive free meals at schools run by the municipality increased more than four times
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