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What is the bookies' take on the Greek local elections?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks voted in municipal and regional elections on Sunday. Unlike opinion polls, which officially ended last Friday, online betting on local elections was still being offered throughout Sunday..., Sakelaridis’ odds widened from 4.20 on May 10 to 7.50 on Sunday. Aris Spiliotopoulos remained
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MPs vote for referendum amid growing uncertainty about euro membership
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s proposal for a referendum to be held this coming Sunday (July 5... by Parliament in the early hours of Sunday morning. However, a great deal of uncertainty continues... absent. The vote took place shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday after a lengthy and bitter debate. Tsipras
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New Democracy heads for leadership vote as opposition ponders poll result
PoliticsGreek Politicsto bounce back from a disappointing showing in Sunday’s elections. The party saw its share of the vote... in January to 6.2 on Sunday. PASOK was also the only parliamentary party that increased its number of votes... that PASOK’s numbers on Sunday were helped by its alliance with Democratic Left (DIMAR) and the decision
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Poll spells worse trouble for PM than concerns of party turmoil
PoliticsGreek Politicson Sunday to the deal with the Greece’s lenders, focus is turning to the party’s parliamentary group... voted against the agreement on Sunday. The SYRIZA body has a total of 151 members. However, the most convincing interpretation of Sunday’s mini-revolt is that the 53, whose unofficial leader is Finance
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Tsipras looks forward and puts emphasis on growth, MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicson Saturday and press conference on Sunday lacked any fireworks and Tsipras gave a rather subdued... on Sunday. “What we cannot do is live with the IMF setting one foot in and leaving one foot out... or Sunday, but said that Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos would soon be revealing more. Questioned
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Thessaloniki rally highlights political complexities of addressing name issue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA large rally in Thessaloniki on Sunday underlined that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have his... Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who issued a statement on Sunday afternoon in which he acknowledged the strong... of these lawmakers took part in Sunday’s demonstration as there was no effort by the party leadership to prevent
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Tsipras pledges array of tax cuts, hopes for break on pensions
PoliticsGreek Politicscontracts to workers that were not covered by these deals. During Sunday’s news conference, Tsipras... terms either and that reducing pension spending would be damaging for growth. During Sunday’s press.... Speaking to journalists on Sunday, Tsipras clarified that the government sees annual revenue from ENFIA
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Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts to jump-start economy, also seeks unity but not with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsas easily look to his left as his right. During Sunday’s lengthy Q&A session with journalists, the former..., and in his press conference on Sunday, that he presented a “comprehensive plan” to boost Greece’s..., boosting revenues. He cited on Sunday the example of another measure that a centre-right administration
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Killing puts strain on Greek-Albanian relations after stalled efforts to reach deal
PoliticsForeign Policyin southern part of Greece’s neighbouring country last Sunday has provoked concern in Athens... building since Sunday. Alternate Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos made all this clear... their displeasure about some of the actions that followed Sunday's incident. The Greek Foreign Ministry
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Mitsotakis appeals to centre-ground voters in bid to score decisive victory
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is spending the final days of the campaign before Sunday’s... is lowering expectations for Sunday. Whereas New Democracy officials and some commentators had... an impact on the election results are young voters. This Sunday will be the first time that 17-year
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