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Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015
that goes to the winning party rather than hand New Democracy a surprising victory. The percentage that the winning party would need to win at least 151 seats in Parliament depends The strength of the parties.... If the percentage gained by small parties totals 5 percent, for example, the winning party would need 38.4
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Bookies see comfortable win for SYRIZA, close contest for third place
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough bookies do not offer betting on SYRIZA winning an outright majority in the new Parliament... winning less than 28.5 percent of votes (odds at 1.75). This suggests a margin in excess of 5 percentage..., odds for winning more or less than 5 percent is identical (at 1.87 each), while PASOK’s percentage
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Newsletter 43 - 18/09/2015
of more use to consider the scenarios that could play out from Monday as the winning party tries to form a government. The winning party is not seen getting near the 36.3 percent that SYRIZA gained in January. SYRIZA won 149 seats then. A more realistic target for the winning party this time
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Key factors to look out for when Greek election results come in
PoliticsGreek Politicspercentage points) would make it difficult for the winning party to govern without the runner-up... coalition but it is unlikely that the winning party will want to leave the runner-up (especially... The winning part is expected to get no more than 33 percent of the vote and, therefore, less than 140
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Fallout from Ukraine war being fed into calculations about next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicslaw with the aim of reducing the level of support needed for the winning party to claim.... The report suggested that the PM’s office has drawn up a scheme that would give the winning party... that. Under this scheme, the winning party would need around 38 pct to have a clear majority in Parliament
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Newsletter 342 - 17/06/2022
the winning party, or parties, to collect at least 44 pct of the vote. The conservatives are hopeful.... This was seen by some observers as another measure aimed at winning votes ahead of the next elections. In his... in the second ballot, where the winning party will receive bonus seats in Parliament. However
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Inquiry into surveillance scandal begins as ND feeds speculation about change to election law
PoliticsGreek Politicsexamined. One is a return to the 50-seat bonus for the winning party, which applied in the 2019... New Democracy introduced in 2020. Another option is to lower the threshold for winning a majority. Under ND’s electoral law, the winning party starts gaining extra seats once it passes 25 pct. This puts
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Newsletter 350 - 09/09/2022
to the 50-seat bonus for the winning party, which applied in the 2019 elections, rather than linking.... Another option is to lower the threshold for winning a majority. Under ND’s electoral law, the winning
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Rise of fringe party complicates election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek Politicsconsternation among New Democracy officials as it would impact the percentage of votes that the winning party... in the second elections, when the winning party will gain a bonus of up to 50 seats. However... elects MPs, the threshold will rise, making it even more difficult for the winning party, which
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Tsipras stakes claim for election win despite discouraging poll data
PoliticsGreek Politics, negating the need for a second ballot where the winning party would be boosted by a 50-seat bonus. Tsipras..., behind ND. The winning party would need around 44 pct of the vote for a clear majority. None... to battle it out in a second ballot, where the winning party would need around 38 pct for a majority
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