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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politics. This will be followed by Interior Minister Makis Voridis stepping down on March 12 so an interim minister, who... a clear winner as the proportional representation system that will be employed requires the winning party
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeeming who will be able to stand in the upcoming elections. Interior Minister Makis Voridis has... in a second ballot, where the winning party would gain up to 50 bonus seats.
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Move to block far-right fuels conflict between ND and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe integrity of the electoral process. New Democracy’s response, led by Interior Minister Makis Voridis... in a follow-up ballot as the winning party will be awarded a bonus of up to 50 seats. However
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PM prepares to set out policy agenda, SYRIZA gears up for leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politics, focussing on the public administration, healthcare, education and the justice system. The Interior... Achtsioglou’s victory as he has little hope of winning and could either declare his support for her in the run
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SYRIZA rebels unveil new group as Kasselakis talks up EP vote prospects
PoliticsGreek Politicselections next summer. Former interior minister Alexis Haritsis has been appointed as the new group’s... elections, with him in charge of the party even if he does not meet his target of winning the vote.
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Mitsotakis goaded from right on foreign policy and migration
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPanagiotis Doudonis tabled a question to Interior Minister Theodoros Livanios in which he questioned... to focus on winning back more moderate voters. Spartiates funding Social democrats PASOK, meanwhile
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Jockeying over presidential nomination points to parties' longer-term political goals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKarolos Papoulias in 2005 or Alexis Tsipras choosing former interior minister and New Democracy... to the Greek electoral system, which awards bonus seats to the winning party only, there is no prospect
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PM insists on 3 pct election threshold, unveils plans to entice diaspora voters
PoliticsGreek Politicslist to direct election by overseas voters. The Interior Ministry will be responsible... officials advising him to make it easier for the winning party to gain an outright majority
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Lest we forget
Agora“The people don’t forget, they hang fascists,” goes a chant that Greeks have been hearing for decades. This year, seeing the fascists being put behind bars will suffice for most. The slogan is born of the years of physical and mental pain inflicted by Greece’s far right on the left, dating back
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Polls turn in SYRIZA’s favour but also show that doubts persists
PoliticsGreek Politicsto such a degree that the threat of snap elections will not hang over the government after May. The recent
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