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Possibility of snap elections after third bailout agreed is firmly on Tsipras's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsbailout, when there will be a danger of the government failing to secure even 120 votes from its MPs... (ANEL) has also voiced support this week for Tsipras and possible early elections. Top ANEL official... that those in favour of returning to the drachma would put Greece in danger. When questioned about
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Tsipras ready to stay course on Macedonia name deal despite domestic uncertainty
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament has had its say. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Tsipras said that he is set... that his alliance with Independent Greeks (ANEL) and its leader, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, comes... Papachristopoulos of ANEL, Thanasis Theocharopoulos of centre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) and four out
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Tsipras looking to build momentum for elections after vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom Thanassis Papachristopoulos and Elena Kountoura of Independent Greeks (ANEL), even though... out of the government when the Prespes Agreement is tabled. In fact, the withdrawal of ANEL... on the Prespes Agreement will be held earlier than March. Reshuffle ANEL’s departure means that the SYRIZA
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Equivocal Macedonia name referendum leaves Athens hanging on as views differ
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Panos Kammenos, has said he and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party will not support... settlement in the months to come or whether the process has hit a brick wall as a result of the turnout... Agreement may hit a brick wall. If Zaev somehow manages to make headway, the prospect of the pact
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PM stands by Macedonia name deal, Kammenos continues to sow confusion
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Kammenos would not do anything to put the government’s future in danger. The ANEL leader added... of developments from Kammenos, who leads the nationalist Independent Greeks (ANEL) party, when he spoke... that he did not unequivocally say that ANEL would walk out on their coalition with SYRIZA, bringing down
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Macedonia issue, planned rally stoke tension between parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsto concern Tsipras and his team at this stage. While the Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader has to play... to an abrupt end, his political career could hit a wall. Opinion poll In keeping with many other surveys, the Pulse poll suggests that support for ANEL stands well below the 3 percent threshold for gaining
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Newsletter 125 -30/06/2017
in. Of course, the danger for the prime minister is that in making such an ambitious claim, he has... in a potentially damaging scandal involving the head of Independent Greeks (ANEL), the junior coalition partner... by referring the matter to a prosecutor, especially after the convict claimed his life was in danger
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora. But the importance of the euro as a political and economic project meant danger signs were not heeded... hit a brick wall. It lacked the conviction to make the tough changes in the public sector, to make
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The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsof numerous tax breaks, as Marcus Walker of the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday... not be in danger of losing his majority as the government now has 162 of 300 seats. Government
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Newsletter 103 - 20/01/2017
Stability Mechanism, Schaeuble this week warned against this option. Speaking to the Wall Street... minister stressed again the danger of not concluding the review to the IMF’s satisfaction, arguing
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