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  1. SYRIZA and New Democracy neck-and-neck as post-election scenarios become clearer
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    that 68.5 percent of respondents took a negative view of the negotiations. 3) Most Greeks believe... Democracy 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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  2. Election Watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest election

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    of the total. Taken together, that made them more successful than poll-topping New Democracy, which took 1.19... of 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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  3. Holding out for a (reformist) hero
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    that by far the biggest reduction in civil servant numbers (down by around 160,000 from 2010 to 2014) took... position as he got closer to power and, after winning the June 2012 elections and heading a new three... for this position is former administrative reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who caused an upset by winning

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  4. Coalition and opposition make proposal and counter-proposal in build-up to electoral law vote
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    is alleged to have been involved in all took place when PASOK and New Democracy were in power... on 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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  5. Newsletter 83 - 22/07/2016

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    took part in the failed coup performed an emergency landing in Alexandroupoli, northeastern Greece... that not awarding any bonus to the winning party would create political instability. Analysis indicates... for the winning party, or the one in second place, to gather multiple partners to form a new

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  6. Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
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    took the unusual step of congratulating Macron despite there being a run-off against Le Pen yet to come... the possibility of Le Pen, or someone like her, winning an election. “The prospect of a Le Pen presidency upsets... in working class areas, was a catalyst in Brexit without winning a single seat at a general

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  7. Newsletter 333 - 01/04/2022

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    confidence took a serious turn following two positive months as it dropped by 7.1 points, to -46.6... to adopt a system that would grant a parliamentary majority to the winning party even if it gains around... the initial elections. The electoral system for the second vote will give the winning party bonus

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  8. Fires continue to test capabilities and spark political confrontation

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    to Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides, who took up the newly created..., this would lead to ND winning 120 seats in Parliament, SYRIZA 86 and PASOK 44. In such a scenario, ND... is that they will lead to a second ballot under a different system, whereby the winning party will be awarded bonus

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  9. PM brushes aside spying scandal, lowers expectations for handouts

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    took on threatening proportions for his government and the Greek Prime Minister used the opportunity.... The second ballot will see the winning party be awarded bonus seats in line with its share of the vote... make it easier for the winning party to gain a majority. It is doubtful, though, that the PM would

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  10. ND makes move to stop far-right party from taking part in elections
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    Samaras was prime minister and the convictions took place while Mitsotakis was in power. The centre... needed in a second vote, where the winning party gets up to 50 bonus seats, would be around 38 pct... of this amendment. Since winning the 2019 election, when Golden Dawn lost its seats in Parliament, the Greek

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