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SYRIZA's bid to force elections by early 2015 will be a close-run thing
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the Communist Party and Golden Dawn (30 seats combined) would not support any candidate. SYRIZA has 71 MPs, making a total of 101 lawmakers that would be likely to vote against the government’s... the total to 167. This would leave the government needing the support of at least 13 of the 15 non
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Local elections in Greece a precursor of European vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties a sense of momentum. A total of 13 regions, or districts, are up for grabs along with 325... as a total of 104 political groupings are being represented in these elections. Traditionally parties... scene. Another development in Athens that demands attention is what share of the vote Golden Dawn’s
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Coalition warms to option of Kouvelis as president but success not guaranteed
PoliticsGreek Politics. As things stand, New Democracy has 125 MPs and PASOK 27 – a total of 152. DIMAR has 11 lawmakers, which could take the total to 163. This would leave the government in need of another 17 votes... Party and Golden Dawn are certain to oppose Kouvelis’s candidacy. Independent Greeks are also unlikely
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Newsletter 7 - 12/12/2014
that the HFSF capital buffer – the unused amount of the fund’s total capital of 49.7 billion that has... cooperative) were resolved in 2012 and 2013 and are currently under liquidation. The bulk of their total... losing votes to the right (including to Golden Dawn, which polled at 9.4 percent) and decided
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Polls continue pointing to SYRIZA victory as new post-election scenarios emerge
PoliticsGreek Politicspoll of polls has To Potami in third place with 7 percent, followed by Golden Dawn on 6.2.... The threshold for a parliamentary majority will be decided by the total percentage going to parties that do... wing are not given cabinet positions and that Potami would be given total control of some ministries
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MPs vote for referendum amid growing uncertainty about euro membership
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a referendum was supported by coalition MPs but also by Golden Dawn, gaining a total of 178 votes. New Democracy, To Potami, PASOK and the Communist Party voted against for a total of 120. Two MPs were
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Tsipras raises debt relief at UN but refugee crisis may prove more pressing issue
PoliticsForeign Policyof the European total this year. The dramatic nature of the rise in arrivals this year is starkly illustrated... the host of last year. This was less than one fifth of the total number of arrivals in Europe... and/or give Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn an opportunity to rear its head. Other difficulties could emerge in Greece’s
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Newsletter 76 - 03/06/2016
. The total deposit figure, which also incorporates general government (GG) as well as euro and non... of 1.04 billion. Overall, total deposits fell to 136.55 billion, which is the lowest reading since...”, which tried to equate SYRIZA and its supporters to Golden Dawn, continuously advanced while New
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Newsletter 83 - 22/07/2016
Parliament’s approval on Thursday night. A total of 179 MPs from SYRIZA, Independent Greeks... after Golden Dawn made it clear that it would not take part in the ballot. The simple majority means... turnover rose by 3.7 percent, but it accounts for just a fraction of the total industrial index
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Newsletter 99 - 09/12/2016
. The breakdown showed that the wealth of 2.09 million Greek adults (22.9 percent of the total... at 4.3 million. When legacy debt is included, the total stock of overdue taxes hiked to 93.94... in the general elections and SYRIZA 20.5. Golden Dawn is in third on 7 percent, followed by PASOK
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