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Newsletter 87 - 09/09/2016
. In absolute terms, the trade deficit stood at 1.34 billion euros. 2 The refugee crisis as a charade... on Friday meant that the focus was very much on finding common ground on issues such as growth... to recognise reality, while finding someone to pin the blame on. When German Interior Minister Thomas de
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Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
Agoraboth parties are desperately short of know-how in terms of running the country, seem short-sighted...Working out how Alexis Tsipras went from anti-austerity crusader to comfortably winning an election..., with the referendum in July with Sunday’s vote, and ending up on the winning side, Tsipras may start
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek Politics, to the Citizens’ Protection Ministry last May but never received a response. In terms of overall support... that Mitsotakis is far from the centrist liberal he portrays himself as. Winning strategy? It is possible that Mitsotakis sees this as a winning strategy and that SYRIZA’s tendency to pen itself
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Tsipras looks for fresh start as Mitsotakis holds election cards
PoliticsGreek Politicshiring of 5,500 staff and then another 10,000 over the next three years. In terms of tertiary education..., there is little prospect of SYRIZA winning the next elections, even though the simple PR system they will be held under means the winning party will not receive any bonus seats. Kyriakos Mitsotakis said last week
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Scandal erodes support for ND, complicates path to elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, the conservatives have slipped even further away from this goal. In terms of the projected share of the vote... to lead to an impasse, requiring a second vote where the winning party will be awarded bonus seats in line with its share of the national vote. The winning party is likely to require 37-38 pct to win
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Tsipras hits back with own economic pledges, choice for voters to ponder
PoliticsGreek Politics, which the left-wing party costed at 5.6 billion euros. In political terms, Mitsotakis suggested.... The arithmetic involved means that the winning party, or coalition, would need a total of around 44... is targeting a second ballot, where the winning party will be awarded bonus seats and only need around 38 pct
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PM heads north to rally voters ahead of tough winter
PoliticsGreek Politicslast year to absorb as much as possible the impact of high energy costs, in terms of electricity... for the winning party to gain a majority in the second election, with the bonus seats, will rise... it past the 3 pct threshold that would lead to them winning seats in Parliament: Greeks, led
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Tsipras appeals to PASOK over coalition, but ND appears to be in driving seat
PoliticsGreek Politicsto have disappeared came from Metron Analysis on behalf of Mega TV. In terms of voting intentions... manifesto. The opposition leader also insisted that following the May 21 election, the winning party... elections, where the winning party would gain a bonus of up to 50 seats. Opinion poll However, opinion polls
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Resounding win for Mitsotakis, who has majority comfortably in reach
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the threshold, gaining 2.5 pct, with the other radical left party, Sailing for Freedom, winning 2.8 pct and ultra-nationalist religious right party Niki reaching 2.9 pct. In terms of the projected seats... majority in second elections, where the winning party will be awarded a bonus of up to 50 seats
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Government hopes new affordable homes bill can help alleviate housing pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsratios and stricter lending terms. According to Eurostat, the share of Greek households renting... as part of its effort to tackle structural problems and boost its chances of winning a third term... conservatives are to revive their chances of winning an outright majority in the next general
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