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New Democracy moves to corral far-right vote, as PM braces for more surveillance evidence
PoliticsGreek Politicsin repeat elections, both substantially below the threshold for winning outright. SYRIZA, which trails..., however there appears to be some concern that he would attempt to circumvent the rules by handing over
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Post-election blamestorming or Why Harris lost and the Democrats should nominate Oprah
Agoraand steadfastness of Trump’s support may have been underestimated, but organising a winning campaign on such short..., it was widely assumed that Biden would only serve one term before handing over to a younger rising star within
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ND braces for rural backlash to OPEKEPE scandal as law and order initiatives take centre stage
PoliticsGreek Politicsappears to be redirecting its efforts at winning back socially conservative voters with a raft... a debate about the handing of the cost of repatriating 27 Greek activists deported from Israel
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Newsletter 3 - 14/11/2014
, would certainly kill any chances of the government winning the presidential vote. This leaves..., changing the terms and conditions for retirement, increasing the VAT rates in specific sectors... of such changing wage and price signals. The fragile and uneven stabilisation needs to become
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In grip of protests, coalition searches for ways to lift mood
PoliticsGreek Politicsof his coalition and changing the mood. Farmers have opted to close national roads for longer... for electoral reform. The proposal to reduce the number of bonus seats the winning party receives... – for changing the current law. However, it is parties like PASOK, To Potami and the Union
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Mitsotakis makes final push for comfortable majority as small parties hold key
PoliticsGreek Politicsprojects that this will translate into a result ranging from 37.7 to 43.7 for ND, which in most..., populist Plefsi Eleftherias and ultra-conservative Niki seem to have a strong chance of winning... Eleftherias as having a strong chance of getting into Parliament, with Niki slightly behind, ranging from 2.3
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Parties mull changes to electoral law, top judge resigns
PoliticsGreek Politics, a reduction of the bonus for the winning party from 50 to less than 40 seats in Parliament, allowing Greeks... has so far suggested that it is not willing to discuss changing the electoral law it approved... representation system. This means the winning party will get no bonus at all. PASOK and To Potami did not vote
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Mitsotakis sweeps aside election talk as ND continues to suffer in polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsfour-year term, next spring/summer. He also dismissed the idea of changing the electoral law again... the PM to adopt a system that would grant a parliamentary majority to the winning party even... will give the winning party bonus seats based on its share of the vote. Mitsotakis said that this would
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The Greek Ombudsman and public administration during challenging times
Agoraof sanction, distinguish it from other control mechanisms and the courts. Its non binding recommendations..., citizens’ expectations from the Ombudsman often exceed the realistic chances of changing general rules
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Greece welcomes Abbas after stalemate during visit by FYROM's Poposki
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe President of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas begins an official two-day visit to Athens on Monday. His arrival is to coincide with the Greek Parliament’s adoption of a non-binding resolution... trilateral cooperation in the sectors of energy, terrorism and defence, especially given the changing
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