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Government tests cross-party consensus with postal vote amendment
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the support of ND, SYRIZA and PASOK represented more than 230 votes, exceeding the 200-vote threshold... sides to clarify their position. Marriage equality bill The strong opposition reaction... there is a strong core of 20 MPs that will either abstain or vote against the legislation. Two
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Mitsotakis steps up pressure on coalition over wildfire deaths
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the accounts of survivors of the Mati fire have more value and are more truthful than the explanations... went to visit Mati early on Monday in the absence of TV cameras and claiming credit for the release... conference on Tuesday, during which he essentially called for the resignations of Interior Minister Panos
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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsopinion polls suggest is likely to happen in the coming weeks. An Alco poll conducted for Alpha TV..., these ratings are better than those for the main opposition parties, including PASOK. According.... This will be followed by Interior Minister Makis Voridis stepping down on March 12 so an interim minister, who
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Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsreclaiming second place. The GPO survey for Star TV put SYRIZA’s support (as measured by voting intentions... up to 6.5 pct. No other party registered more than 3 pct in the GPO survey. The poll also... Kroesser, state secretary at the Interior Ministry, in Alexandroupolis, northeastern Greece
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With eye on elections, Tsipras talks up public sector hirings
PoliticsGreek Politicsa lengthy live interview with Alpha TV in which he picked up where he left off in Parliament... under the constitution for the elections to be held next October, rather than when the coalition’s term... with 4,500 next year. Meanwhile, the Interior Ministry estimates that there are roughly 35,000
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Mitsotakis promotes constructive role as talks over electoral process continue
PoliticsGreek Politicsas to settle the longstanding electoral loose end. In an interview with ANT-1 TV, Mitsotakis said..., which some opposition parties object to, in the hope of securing the support of more than 200 MPs... leaders on Friday. Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos is due to send letters to the parties this week
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Govt faces pushback from food service sector over re-opening rules
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe rates they charge. Speaking on ANT-1 TV on Wednesday, Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos gave... Athens, defying the ban on public gatherings of more than 10 people. Riot police were called to disperse
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Fallout from Ukraine war being fed into calculations about next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsaccompanied by another change to the electoral system. Speaking to Mega TV on Saturday, Alternate Interior Minister Stelios Petsas said that he does not expect elections, which are scheduled to take place... law for the second time in less than three years would also undermine his credibility and his
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Newsletter 438 - 25/10/2024
PoliticsInternal squabbles trouble ND more than oppositionDespite PASOK settling its leadership.... The projections by Alco for Alpha TV found New Democracy gaining 1.3 percentage points to take 25... details of overseas voters from the Interior Ministry and use them for campaign mailshots. The party
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Government tables 2016 budget, upgrades GDP forecasts but leaves fiscal estimates unchanged
EconomyMacroeconomyto be voted on December 5. Macro assumptions Following the better than expected preliminary GDP figures... government forecasts for 2015 are much better than the latest European Commission (EC) and the OECD... billion euros in 2015 from 317.12 billion in 2014 as the bank recap cost of 10 billion is more than
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