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  1. PM claims victory as marriage equality law passes despite dissent in govt, opposition ranks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    “present.” Fifty-one of the 158 MPs from the ruling party did not support the bill – 20 voted against and 31 abstained, including one minister and two deputy ministers – which passed with the support... of dissent within a ruling party’s ranks is highly unusual for Greek politics. In his defence, Mitsotakis

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  2. Athens in dispute with Spanish ambassador over Catalonia stance
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    ’s institutions. Secondly, there was no indication that Athens harboured any support for calls.... Viguera said that he had received direct messages of support from New Democracy leader Kyriakos... in what is an extremely unusual situation for Greek diplomacy, especially with regards to a fellow EU

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  3. Government tries to purge police of Golden Dawn influence as poll shows support

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    of the stabbing. The extremist party garnered support of 5.8 percent, compared to 8.3 percent in a survey... the immediate beneficiary, with its support rising from 24.6 percent to 25.4. The conservatives lead

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  4. Support finely balanced as coalition enters make or break December

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    after a difficult few months and that compared to Kapa Research’s results in July their support has... was that there appears to be substantial support for a new political initiative on the centre-left

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  5. Social support in Greece not adequate enough to deal with crisis, says OECD
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    Society

    the enormous increase in the need for public assistance, support for the poorest families has remained weak... entrenched, Greece now needs to invest in better and more cost-effective social support measures, while

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  6. Bond issued for capital support of Greek banks in 2009 reaches maturity

    Economy

    In late 2008, amid the US subprime crisis and 1.5 years before the signing of the first Memorandum of Understanding with the troika, the Greek government passed a bank liquidity and capital support... billion euros. The capital support for banks was implemented as a capital increase with the issue

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  7. Coalition to gain more support for president but still short of 180
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that the only evidence that can support the accusation is two secret recordings which he deems inadmissible. It is not clear whether the public will see this as a whitewash or if the decline in support

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  8. Tsipras gauges EU mood on Brexit as gov't strives for support on change to electoral system
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    the full support of all the other parties (including, controversially, Golden Dawn) for his proposal... with PASOK not to support a move to proportional representation, arguing that some kind of bonus

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  9. Tsipras wins domestic support for pension bonus but key struggles lie abroad
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    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras heads for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday boosted by broad support in Greek Parliament for his controversial pledge for a Christmas bonus... an agreement is possible. There was support for the Greek government’s right to distribute its excess surplus

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  10. Effort begins to secure SYRIZA support for deal with institutions
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    expressed keen support for a reduction in the ENFIA property tax, as well as cuts to VAT on basic... tool that Tsipras has to ensure the support of his party for the conclusion of the review

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