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PM sparks speculation with Theodorakis talks as centre-left gears up for congress
PoliticsGreek Politics(ANEL), on its toes. Potami has indicated it is willing to support Tsipras if a solution for the Macedonia issue is reached, whereas ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has distanced himself... friction between the Potami leader and Gennimata but also shows that Tsipras is open to finding common
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Coalition struggles to contend with fallout from football crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsresponded strongly to two MPs representing SYRIZA’s coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), who... comments made by Defence Minister and ANEL leader Panos Kammenos in which he suggested that two Greek...The government is finding it difficult to put the incident involving PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis
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Newsletter 53 - 27/11/2015
, that Independent Greeks (ANEL) lawmaker Nikos Nikolopoulos, who voted against the latest set... to him being ousted from ANEL but refusing to give up his parliamentary seat. In contrast, one..., Sakellaridis’s departure highlighted how Tsipras may appear omnipotent after winning a series of elections
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On the road to realpolitik with Alexis Tsipras at the wheel
Agora(ANEL) lawmaker Nikos Nikolopoulos, who voted against the latest set of measures, decided he... from ANEL but refusing to give up his parliamentary seat. In contrast, one of Tsipras’s closest aides... highlighted how Tsipras may appear omnipotent after winning a series of elections since last year
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Name issue and auction targets make waves in domestic politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsleads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), may prove an obstacle to any deal... that it was wrong of ANEL MPs to take part in Sunday’s protest and warned SYRIZA’s coalition partner to take... party known until recently as Lega Nord. This could prove a threat to New Democracy’s hopes of winning
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How SYRIZA lost and New Democracy won
Agoraof the voters of Tsipras’s right-wing coalition partner ANEL, 15 percent from the Union of Centrists... from To Potami, 4 percent from ANEL, 13 percent from the Union of Centrists and 8 percent from KINAL... a remarkable turnaround, winning the conservatives with 30.5 percent versus 25.6 percent for SYRIZA
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Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attentio...
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New Democracy hopes to celebrate 40th anniversary with rallying call
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 40th anniversary of New Democracy’s founding is approaching and the party’s leadership is hoping it can use the moment as a rallying point for the increasingly despondent conservatives. New Democracy has planned two events to mark the occasion: One ...
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Close call on IMF payment puts Tsipras under more pressure at home, abroad
PoliticsGreek PoliticsReports over the weekend that Greece came close to not paying the 750 million euros due to the International Monetary Fund on May 12 will increase the political pressure on the government to reach a deal with lenders as soon as possible. The revelation ...
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Referendum call finds Greek banks teetering on the edge
EconomyThe Eurogroup rejected on Saturday the Greek government’s proposal for a one-month extension of the current bailout programme, which expires on June 30, Greek banks are facing a dramatic situation. The challenge to the Greek banking system was immediate...
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