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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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Encouragement for Tsipras ahead of key vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) will oppose the pact with Skopje (possibly bar one or two of the nationalist party’s... the government fails. During a visit to Cyprus ahead of Christmas, Defence Minister and ANEL leader... not think Tsipras will be able to continue governing beyond May if ANEL leaves the coalition ahead
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Name deal approved as Tsipras and Mitsotakis look ahead to political impact
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPapachristopoulos of former coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), who said that he would...’s debate, ANEL leader Panos Kammenos claimed that there is a plan afoot by parliamentary speaker... and Tsipras, the ANEL leader also claimed at the end of his speech that the prime minister’s
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The Greek election's winners and losers
Agoraand spit out the remnants, as was the case with Democratic Left (DIMAR) and Independent Greeks (ANEL... before, although some probably voted for ANEL four years ago. ANEL gained 200,000 votes in 2015, many
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agorathe second programme, called Independent Greeks (ANEL) managed to exceed 10 percent despite having... nationalists ANEL instead of the centrist liberals of To Potami, which had come fourth and had more seats... to win the September 2015 elections, forming the same coalition with ANEL, before voters had fully
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SYRIZA looks back at time in office as it searches for way forward
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) over the Prespes Agreement as having hampered the government’s efforts to raise awareness...’s alliance with ANEL, arguing that it was the only option open to Alexis Tsipras. It criticises... in Parliament following the break-up with ANEL, served to lull the leftists into a false sense of security
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek Politicsof shadowy behaviour by members of the former SYRIZA-ANEL administration. According to a report... in the former coalition government between leftist SYRIZA and the Independent Greeks (ANEL), from... Justice Ministers Dimitris Papangelopoulos, former Defence Minister and ANEL leader Panos Kammenos and ex
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Coalition not ditching referendum idea from policy options but details muddled
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs much as it tries, the Greek government cannot escape the issue of if it will consider holding... holding a referendum on whatever is agreed by June “would not be a bad idea” as it would ensure... creditors would be willing to accept. In 2011, when George Papandreou suggested holding a vote
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid growing speculation that Alexis Tsipras is thinking of rejecting the option of holding snap... reports suggesting that Tsipras is leaning towards holding out until October for general elections... but some commentators have suggested that this would also facilitate the holding of national
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Greek banks eye positive market appetite for bad loan sales
EconomyBankinga holding company. In Piraeus Bank’s preliminary summary ahead of their full 2019 results, the bank... as forthcoming legislative reforms. Alpha Alpha Bank is also holding roadshows in Paris and London this week... will be transformed into a holding company with a transformation date of June 30, 2019. The results
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