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Why can't Greece be more like Cyprus?
Agoraof who is in power in Greece, the prospect of finding 400 million euros or more to cut from the budget... is experiencing an extended period of pain that leaves negligible room for manoeuvre. Finding a way
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Will centre-left let go of past to grasp change?
Agorafrom radical left activist to something more sophisticated. Finding space Tsipras realised that a lot.... It is not clear if this space exists or if any of the candidates are capable of finding it. Among the nine
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Study sheds light on different experiences, aspirations of new and long-term migrants
Societyexperienced life in Greece. The main finding of the research was that immigrants from the first major... migrants, with informal networks being the main method for finding jobs. The majority of recent
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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agorathat governments are finding ways to finance deficits outside the Maastricht definition of debt... not willing to stick to the 60-percent rule. They are also incrementally finding ways around
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Bookies' odds against SYRIZA emerging with majority from Sunday's elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot that Independent Greeks will enter Parliament. Election Winner The odds on SYRIZA winning... -1.40 for no outright majority compared to 2.75 – 3.30 for the winning party gaining more than 150
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SYRIZA and New Democracy neck-and-neck as post-election scenarios become clearer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy cannot be ruled out. It will be extremely difficult for the winning party on September 20... of legitimacy but would also be in the interests of the winning party as whoever finishes second would start
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Election Watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest election
Agoraof Centrists, may finally be on a winning streak, in this its 10th general election (it also tried... by these small parties totals 5 percent, for example, the winning party would need 38.4 percent
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Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
AgoraWorking out how Alexis Tsipras went from anti-austerity crusader to comfortably winning an election while promising to implement the third bailout, and in the process turning a resounding..., with the referendum in July with Sunday’s vote, and ending up on the winning side, Tsipras may start
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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
Agoraposition as he got closer to power and, after winning the June 2012 elections and heading a new three... for this position is former administrative reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who caused an upset by winning
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Tsipras gauges EU mood on Brexit as gov't strives for support on change to electoral system
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the winning party would have to remain. New Democracy has proposed something along the same lines... that if the system of proportional representation, with no bonus for the winning party, is adopted he will work
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