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As SYRIZA looks towards centre, will New Democracy turn to its right?
PoliticsGreek Politicsto address the rise of the far right. Neofascist Golden Dawn and ultranationalist LAOS improved... Dawn and LAOS. “We already have to our right 16.5 percent of the electorate waiting for us... to have a realistic chance of winning the next general elections and being able to form a government
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Why Greece’s ‘also ran’ parties are crucial
Agora. While some of these parties are familiar, like the far-right LAOS party that was in parliament until... LAOS, and Democratic Left, all of which are not expected to make it into parliament. If the “also... by these small parties totals 5 percent, for example, the winning party would need 38.4 percent to take
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What brought down Golden Dawn?
Societyquick to link the party’s emergence with the disintegration of LAOS, the far-right party that had... came from LAOS, while 4 in 10 came from New Democracy and 2 in 10 from PASOK. Even... one MEP, who resigned from the party within weeks of winning his seat. The party’s performance
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Ex-PMs engage in public spat, highlighting contrasting approaches to Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek public sphere witnessed last week a rare incident for the country’s political scene - a debate through articles and statements by the two prime ministers who governed Greece between 1996 and 2009 on their views regarding foreign policy regardi...
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Gr...
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Independent Greeks to go it alone rather than join grand right-wing alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA few days after the prospect of an alliance between New Democracy and ultranationalist LAOS..., who suggested that New Democracy, LAOS and Independent Greeks could cooperate. Interestingly, the Independent Greeks focussed on the thaw in relations between ND and LAOS as the biggest deal breaker
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Tsipras makes his point in Moscow but leaves with nothing tangible
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Russian President Vladimir Putin... comments from international media and European politicians but Putin and Tsipras did not agree... that there is no Greek request for a loan from Russia, Putin indicated that Moscow would consider investments
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