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Coalition not ditching referendum idea from policy options but details muddled
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs much as it tries, the Greek government cannot escape the issue of if it will consider holding... holding a referendum on whatever is agreed by June “would not be a bad idea” as it would ensure... creditors would be willing to accept. In 2011, when George Papandreou suggested holding a vote
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Domestic pressure over refugee crisis building for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policymay become a holding pen for refugees and migrants. However, the increasing isolation of Greece over... is holding with Western Balkan countries in Vienna on Wednesday was a serious blow and has raised..., for holding up the deployment of the NATO reaction force. It may be just a question of time before
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid growing speculation that Alexis Tsipras is thinking of rejecting the option of holding snap... reports suggesting that Tsipras is leaning towards holding out until October for general elections... but some commentators have suggested that this would also facilitate the holding of national
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Greek banks eye positive market appetite for bad loan sales
EconomyBankinga holding company. In Piraeus Bank’s preliminary summary ahead of their full 2019 results, the bank... as forthcoming legislative reforms. Alpha Alpha Bank is also holding roadshows in Paris and London this week... will be transformed into a holding company with a transformation date of June 30, 2019. The results
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Bookies' odds against SYRIZA emerging with majority from Sunday's elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot that Independent Greeks will enter Parliament. Election Winner The odds on SYRIZA winning... -1.40 for no outright majority compared to 2.75 – 3.30 for the winning party gaining more than 150
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SYRIZA and New Democracy neck-and-neck as post-election scenarios become clearer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy cannot be ruled out. It will be extremely difficult for the winning party on September 20... of legitimacy but would also be in the interests of the winning party as whoever finishes second would start
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Election Watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest election
Agoraof Centrists, may finally be on a winning streak, in this its 10th general election (it also tried... by these small parties totals 5 percent, for example, the winning party would need 38.4 percent
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Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
AgoraWorking out how Alexis Tsipras went from anti-austerity crusader to comfortably winning an election while promising to implement the third bailout, and in the process turning a resounding..., with the referendum in July with Sunday’s vote, and ending up on the winning side, Tsipras may start
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Tsipras gauges EU mood on Brexit as gov't strives for support on change to electoral system
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the winning party would have to remain. New Democracy has proposed something along the same lines... that if the system of proportional representation, with no bonus for the winning party, is adopted he will work
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Coalition and opposition make proposal and counter-proposal in build-up to electoral law vote
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday. Potami repeated its call for the bonus to the winning party not to be scrapped... propose the winning party should be awarded an extra seat for each 2 percent of the vote it gains
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