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  1. ND in danger of being blown off course by farming subsidy scandal

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    of them. Nevertheless, some of the case file’s content has been leaking to the local media... watch. In the Tempe affair, New Democracy has used its parliamentary majority to usher its two... scandal. This is in part due to the fact that Voridis, currently the Migration Minister, has indicated

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  2. Mitsotakis tries to stem subsidy scandal damage as opposition smells blood
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    , has put immense pressure on the Mitsotakis administration. At Monday’s cabinet meeting, the PM... government has been in power (since 2019) is unlikely to resonate with an increasingly distrustful public. It has also triggered a pushback from the opposition parties, who want voters to be convinced

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  3. Newsletter 205 -10/05/2019

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    the next four years. If the non-implementation of the lower tax-free threshold, which has a fiscal impact...Measures unveiled but lenders wary Govt presents schemes for unpaid taxes, contributions & tax cuts, pension bonuses The government announced this week its much-trailed “positive” measures aimed

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  4. What next for Greek politics after Golden Dawn arrests?

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    members on Saturday was a surprise on many levels. Firstly, no party leader has been arrested in Greece... they have not always displayed. Also, the clampdown on the neofascist party - which has reportedly been... a Golden Dawn member murdered anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas on September 17 has been impressive

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  5. Amid flare-up with PASOK, Tsipras makes plans to govern
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    SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has sparked a new war of words with PASOK after saying that Socialist MPs who quit their party would be welcomed by the leftists but the row has overshadowed his attempt... events that precipitated the military taking control of the country in April 1967. This clash has

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  6. SYRIZA's left wing sticks to belief Greece should leave euro

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    for power while taming or satisfying its more radical elements has been emphasised again after the group.... Lafazanis has long maintained this position and is the chief expresser of the current of euroscepticism... of strident opposition to being ready to govern was anywhere near over, he has just been reminded

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  7. What kind of poll win does SYRIZA need to eye snap elections?
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    but the unreliability of opinion polls, and perhaps the instability of public opinion itself, means that it has been.... In this respect, it is interesting that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has finally put a figure on what margin... that it has a case for snap polls if it is not able to improve on the 26.9 percent of the vote

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  8. Five things to watch for in today's elections in Greece
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    has a genuine opportunity to challenge for power. Local elections, however, will also have a bearing... in Greece. Its margin of victory in the EU elections has ranged between around 1 and just over 4.... The Neo-Nazi party has also been polling well in opinion surveys ahead of the EU vote. It looks set

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  9. Poor poll figures leave Samaras in quandary over next move
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    for a majority. While SYRIZA has had its nose ahead in opinion polls for many months, it has not been close... over the next 12 months. This has been virtually unchanged throughout the year. Also, only 16... 46 percent) believe there is a need for snap polls. There has also been a substantial shift over

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  10. Election drums beating louder in Greece
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    , the country has not had elections at the end of a full term since June 1989. Over the last few months there has been increasing speculation about Greece going to the polls again early next year as the government has struggled to find a presidential candidate that could garner the minimum 180

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