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PM and SYRIZA deaf to calls for compromise over president so far
PoliticsGreek Politicsand averting snap elections in Greece is looking slim at the moment despite a growing number of government... the “clear solutions” of either electing a president or going to snap elections. Samaras knows that if he... for compromise will be after snap elections, when the balance of political power will have shifted
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Coalition edges towards 180 votes for president but close to exhausting resources
PoliticsGreek Politicsagainst the idea of electing a president to rescuing the government from snap elections. This means... see the government and the opposition agree to elect a president now in return for snap elections... a deal with SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras ahead of possible snap elections. However, even this would leave
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Outcome of next vote on prior actions to set tone for political developments
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be held once the agreement has been passed through Parliament. The prospect of going to snap... considering whether snap elections should be held. Early elections Should Tsipras avoid further... or October. According to reports, some of his advisers have suggested holding off calling snap polls
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Newsletter 38 - 07/08/2015
asking whether Greece can afford to hold snap elections in the autumn. Perhaps, though, we should... caretaker leadership. Of course, snap elections may not necessarily change much but at least it would... narrower political reasons for Tsipras to consider the option of snap polls this autumn. In effect, he
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Tsipras weighs up options amid concern about mired talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe preparing for snap elections, particularly as the institutions suggested they had not been fully briefed... described it, is no longer on the table. The prime minister would certainly like to avoid calling snap... likely decide to cut his losses by calling snap elections before SYRIZA loses more support
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Tsipras mixes rhetoric as review conclusion demands political decisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the end of January and that talk of snap elections is “nonsense.” The double-speak from the prime..., and the other is aimed at preparing the ground for snap elections if the review negotiations hit... and the option of snap elections is to be discarded, then it is most likely that the deal will have
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Newsletter 101 - 23/12/2016
as preparing the ground for snap elections. lenders. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Crete this week... and no snap elections on the other – suggests that the Greek prime minister is well aware that he... to go to snap elections. The recent handouts may be seen as preparing the ground
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Tsipras facing limited options as he waits for signs from IMF
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the possibility of snap elections, are contradictory. There still seems to be hope in the government... have begun to mull the idea of snap elections, fearing that the concessions the lenders are demanding..., an obvious option open to Tsipras is to call snap elections. However, he would do so with his party
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Differences over pension cuts stand in way of technical agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsthen the fiscal measures will not apply either. Snap elections The government spokesman also sought to dispel any suggestion that snap elections might be on the cards. He said there is “no reason... on Saturday underlined why snap elections could prove deeply damaging for SYRIZA. The survey showed that once
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May is the cruelest month
AgoraPrime Minister to pull a ‘Tsipras’ and call a snap election. She was hoping to capitalise..., led to an unexpected result proving that calling a snap election was a monumental act of political...’. She called the snap election in order to get a personal mandate to lead the UK out of the EU
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