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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsindicated this week that support is gravitating towards the two main parties, New Democracy and SYRIZA. Support for the ruling conservatives has risen from 31 pct in the previous Alco survey to 32.1... of the vote as its support dipped by almost 1 point to 9.8 pct. The undecided voters stand at 12.4 pct
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As bank debate rages, ND's support slips further and PM loses economic adviser
PoliticsGreek Politicscompounded these concerns for government officials as it shows support for New Democracy slipping... of respondents who identify themselves as centrists say they support PASOK, compared to 20 pct who back New... who have either shifted their support or are considering voting for parties further to the right.
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As reform talks continue in Brussels, Tsipras gauges reaction at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe unusual step of asking for a brief debate (party leaders only) about the extension of the loan agreement... it is putting most of its political capital into strengthening support on the domestic front via the creation... University poll sees support for the government’s negotiating strategy having fallen 15.5 percentage points
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Simple majority for new electoral law, which threatens future complications
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the opinion polls in recent months, it is seen attracting support in the high 20s. The era... more short-term implications, is the strong support that the government received from the Union of Centrists. The party’s leader, Vassilis Leventis, was very enthusiastic in his support of the bill
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Array of centre-left leadership candidates edge towards watershed vote
PoliticsGreek Politics’s bailout programme. In a somewhat unusual step, the candidates have decided to initiate... 2015 to 6.3 percent in September 2015, running as the Democratic Alliance. While she has the support... which has, however, failed to win lasting support for his reformist policies. Many would add a fourth
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Athens strives to build opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as France pledges support in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyform an alternative solution to the matter, other experts say. French support After meeting her Greek... support in French operations in Mali. France is aiming to conclude an agreement with Greece regarding... stance regarding the situation in Libya. On the one hand, Greece supports a political solution
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Newsletter 209 -07/06/2019
that it scrapped the measure but that the opposition party did not support this effort. The conservatives... of copying the centre-right party, which had tried to get SYRIZA to support its own proposal... on the local level and a reluctance of candidates to accept the support of the governing party
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New Democracy latches on to SYRIZA confusion over law and order
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe police, expressing support for what they see as acts of solidarity such as the Thessaloniki squats... much of its support from the Greek Orthodox faithful. However, it was only on Tuesday that SYRIZA... that it is in the unusual role of having to act against the kind of activism it encouraged while in opposition
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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot support the bill, which was strongly defended by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday. A total..., along with New Democracy, recently said they would not support government bills that do not have... to secure his coalition partner’s support and get more than 150 votes for the bill on Tuesday given
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The "great replacement" comes to Greece - how a far-right meme appeared in mainstream politics
Societywith the unusual theme of “honouring the Day of the Unborn Child”. The cover featured the outline of a foetus... notably the use of unsubstantiated statistics and pseudo-scientific concepts in support... retrograde have been normalised thanks to support from politicians and public intellectuals. In Greece
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