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  1. Tsipras, Mitsotakis step up rhetoric ahead of EU vote as polls show little change
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    and noted that the German politician has backed the idea of lowering Greece’s primary surplus... the idea of distributing a “social dividend” at Christmas, as the government has done for the past three... be noted that support for SYRIZA has risen by 0.5 point since March, while there has been no change

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  2. Tsipras tries to entice voters with VAT cuts and pension bonuses
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    expansionary measures that the government has been planning for the last few months, hoping... of the many has come” at the Zappeio Hall in Athens, Tsipras announced what he described as a package... than it has been in the past,” said Economy Minister Yiannis Dragasakis, who was also present

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  3. Lenders highlight risks of 'short-term popular' measures unveiled by government
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    There has been a highly sceptical reaction from the institutions to the fiscal expansionary.... “In the area of product market reforms, little has been achieved on the ground. As a result, Greek consumers... highlighted some areas where Greece has made progress recently but, in keeping with his earlier comments

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  4. SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign
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    be re-assessed based on the prevailing conditions. It has not all been plain sailing... Minister Tassos Petropoulos noted that the 13th pension is not a benefit and, as such, has to be taxed. Opinion polls Three opinion polls published over the weekend suggest that New Democracy still has

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  5. Mitsotakis appeals to centre-ground voters in bid to score decisive victory
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    that the gap has been narrowing over the past few weeks and there is a sense that the opposition party... this government has done? How can a progressive citizen say that Tsipras and Mitsotakis are the same thing... at the electoral stand of centre-right candidate for Athens mayor Kostas Bakoyiannis on Tuesday, has

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  6. Tsipras targets pensioners with final pledge as Mitsotakis woos undecided voters
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    in this Sunday's elections. This represents the latest pledge made by SYRIZA in this campaign, where it has..., the government has moved forward by a few days the payment days of June pensions for a range... by the government and the further interventions it is examining would be put in doubt. He has made

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  7. SYRIZA unveils array of pledges to win over voters ahead of July 7 vote
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    wants to send after its disastrous campaign for the European Parliament elections. Tsakalotos has taken... time that Tsipras has been flanked by a broader team, rather than acting as the spearhead of SYRIZA’s... also maintained the more moderate tone he has adopted since his party’s heavy defeat in the EU

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  8. Report exposes fractured and incomplete response to refugees

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    A report by Pro Asyl and Refugee Support Aegean has heavily criticised Greece’s asylum seeker... the Greek authorities and positive feedback from the European Commission, recruitment has remained... and had to subject its operations to audits. The outcome has been highly detrimental to the health

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  9. Outright majority in sight for ND as campaign takes detour through recent past
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    The campaign for the July 7 elections has taken a brief detour through Greece’s recent past.... Tsipras has been careful over the last years not to heap criticism on Karamanlis and his 2004-9...-softly approach. “He spoke for 1.5 minute for every year he has been silent,” said Tsipras when

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  10. Comfortable lead allows Mitsotakis to play it safe as Tsipras makes last-ditch attempt
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    . The opposition party’s big lead in the opinion polls has even forced Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to lift... to suggest that such last-ditch efforts will be in vain as New Democracy has too big and decisive a lead... this campaign, New Democracy has sought to win votes from the right, preventing them from going to ultra

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