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Speculation about timing of next general elections intensifies
PoliticsGreek Politicsis turning a corner. On Sunday, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis suggested that the general
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Splits and alliances on leaders' minds as thoughts turn to next elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, that Interior Minister Panos Skourletis recently proposed changes to the vast Athens “B” electoral precinct
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Parties mull changes to electoral law, top judge resigns
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Interior Minister Panos Skourletis the breaking up of the Athens “B” electoral district
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Saving Angela Merkel with the help of Alexis Tsipras
Agorainterior minister – Horst Seehofer – from the junior coalition partner CSU had threatened
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Change to date of local elections adds to expectations of May national vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe chances of general elections being held next May are rising, especially after the government agreed on Wednesday to hold local and European Parliament elections together. Interior Minister Panos Skourletis announced that the coalition had decided to accept a request from 16 SYRIZA MPs
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Mitsotakis steps up pressure on coalition over wildfire deaths
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to keep up the pressure on the government following last week’s deadly fires on the outskirts of Athens. The opposition leader held a news conference on Tuesday, during which he essentially called for the resignations of Interior Minister Panos
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Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
PoliticsGreek Politics. For now, Toskas’s duties have passed to Interior Minister Panos Skourletis. This is just a stopgap
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SYRIZA readies itself for election battle, Mitsotakis pledges pension overhaul
PoliticsGreek PoliticsInterior Minister Panos Skourletis to take on the job but that the latter is reluctant to do so
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SYRIZA elects new secretary as Tsipras sets stage for election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe stage is set for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to take the next step in his effort to recharge SYRIZA after his choice for party secretary, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis, was elected by an overwhelming majority on Monday. Skourletis’s election is expected to pave the way for Tsipras
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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
Societystruck. Interior Minister Pavlos Skourletis, who had initially sought to defer the prospect
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