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Name settlement triggers intense political battle
PoliticsGreek Politicspartner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), is not going to support the agreement. By appealing to Pavlopoulos.... It is highly unlikely that this would result in a troubling outcome for the government as ANEL... deal. ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has given no indication that he is prepared
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Mitsotakis calls for no-confidence vote, hoping to exert more pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicscoalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), to the settlement. However, there does not seem to be any chance of the censure motion leading to a vote of no confidence in the government. Despite ANEL’s... ANEL deputy Dimitris Kammenos, who has been involved in frequent public arguments with his SYRIZA
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Coalition survives no-confidence vote over name deal but sees majority trimmed
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe SYRIZA-Independent Greeks (ANEL) coalition suffered a slight blow on Saturday, when it survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament but lost one MP in the process. Dimitris Kammenos of ANEL.... ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos immediately announced that his namesake
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Coalition back-and-forth over name deal belies election strategy
PoliticsGreek Politics, thereby dismissing the request made by Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos. The ANEL chief had suggested on Tuesday that the agreement with Skopje should be approved... to highlight the benefits of exiting the programme and the return of growth. Kammenos and ANEL
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek Politics(ANEL). Former PASOK official Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, who served in two cabinets under ex-Prime... Minister and ANEL leader Panos Kammenos. This was interpreted as a sign that she might join..., as they have in the case of the current SYRIZA-ANEL administration. Tsipras’s next move will be to announce
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Tsipras pledges array of tax cuts, hopes for break on pensions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDefence Minister Panos Kammenos and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party, SYRIZA’s junior coalition... that he does not believe ANEL will withdraw its support for the government in the wake of the vote. The prime minister argued that the ANEL leader would not want to put Greece’s economic recovery at risk
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PM stands by Macedonia name deal, Kammenos continues to sow confusion
PoliticsGreek Politicsof developments from Kammenos, who leads the nationalist Independent Greeks (ANEL) party, when he spoke... that he did not unequivocally say that ANEL would walk out on their coalition with SYRIZA, bringing down... that Kammenos would not do anything to put the government’s future in danger. The ANEL leader added
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Tsipras planning for life without Kammenos
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPapachristipoulos of ANEL for support. He is also counting on the backing of four of the six To Potami... the support of ANEL and that a parliamentary majority could be maintained. The reality of the matter..., on Monday night. He urged SYRIZA to end its association with ANEL and suggested that Pratto could
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Newsletter 180 -26/10/2018
Independent Greeks (ANEL), Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is not thinking of altering his plans. Reports... Kountoura and MP Thanassis Papachristipoulos of ANEL for support. He is also counting on the backing... likely path seems to be that ANEL’s departure will be followed by the vote on the Macedonia name deal
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Spotlight on To Potami as doubts surface about Macedonia name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsrubber stamped by Greek Parliament. Junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) is opposed to the diplomatic agreement. On Friday, ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos declared the deal... statements. However, at least a couple of ANEL MPs have indicated in recent weeks that they might
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