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  1. PM embarks on persuasion exercise as political veterans pick up on public discontent
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    that declining trust in institutions poses a danger to stability. In a TikTok video published on Wednesday... with public institutions, two veteran politicians used separate occasions on Wednesday to warn of a danger

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  2. Newsletter 497 - 06/03/2026

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    . The opposition sees danger in every step: mission creep, alliance overreach, economic vulnerability... in the danger zone, a situation that has become a national political issue. The market turmoil

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  3. Budget passed but troika accord still some way off for Greece

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    stated that it wanted to conclude talks on a number of outstanding issues that stand in the way... the European Union’s six-month rotating presidency on January 1 and wanted discussions about

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  4. Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached
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    defeat on changes to VAT rates. Athens had wanted to minimise the impact of changes, keeping three.... The government had been insisting over the last few days that it wanted this deal to act as a bridge

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  5. Tsipras gets strong mandate for deal in Brussels but left with political conundrum at home
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    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras received the broad backing from MPs he wanted for the proposals he submitted to lenders during a vote in Parliament early on Saturday but was left with a conundrum... that some of Greece’s partners wanted to force it out of the eurozone, even at the risk

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  6. Tsipras gets his way over September congress, gains breathing space from SYRIZA rebels
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    . The outcome of the vote means that for now the Left Platform, which wanted the congress to be held... of delegates will be loyal to him. The Left Platform had wanted a regular rather then extraordinary

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  7. Tsipras makes move to trigger swift elections but opposition stands in way
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    Tsipras admitted that the new agreement with the country’s lenders was not what he would have wanted he... days at their disposable, which could even push the election date into October. Tsipras had wanted

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  8. Newsletter 49 - 30/10/2015

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    of the reasons that Alexis Tsipras wanted to hold elections as soon as possible after agreeing the third... most testing period could be in the next few months, when the financial obligations that he wanted

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  9. Now comes the really hard part
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    Agora

    One of the main reasons that Alexis Tsipras wanted to hold elections as soon as possible after agreeing the third bailout in August was that it gave him the best chance of obtaining a fresh mandate... that he wanted to beat to the punch start hitting home. It is estimated that the changes to VAT

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  10. Mapping the views of the Greeks
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    in favour of the euro, 75 percent wanted Greece to go with Russia, China or the US and 70 percent wanted Greece to remain in the EU. In terms of trust in institutions, the survey shows that in April

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