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Parties give first hint of strategies in reaction to poll announcement
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be dissolved anew by May 31, and new elections declared for July 2. The second contest would take... speculation that ND would prefer to proceed to a second round without negotiations. The hope in the PM’s office is that a stronger showing in a more polarised second round, combined with the inherent
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Newsletter 378 - 28/04/2023
Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his New Democracy party as he set out his economic agenda for a second term... that the country should head straight to a second vote. However, 37 pct would like the parties to try to form a coalition and only opt for a second ballot if the negotiations fail. There is also 21 pct
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Mitsotakis sticks with stability mantra as SYRIZA looks for new approach
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, hoping that this will drive New Democracy to a clear majority in the second vote on June 25... well in the first campaign but the different electoral system for the second vote means that he... backed ND in the first election might switch to PASOK in the second vote, to help boost the centre-left
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Newsletter 383 - 02/06/2023
PoliticsND sticks with tested formula in pursuit of second election winThe new election campaign... the centre-right party the necessary parliamentary majority for a second term. In a series... election might switch to PASOK in the second vote, to help boost the centre-left party in its bid
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Controversial labour law set to usher in radical changes to employment practices
PoliticsGreek Politics” employment contracts, a lifting of the existing ban on second jobs and the definition... on weekends, while those taking second jobs could find themselves working 13-hour days and relying... by the New Democracy administration at the start of its second term, and the latest in a series
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
Greek PoliticsSecond round of local polls gives parties pause for thoughtThe second round of local... Mitsotakis and his party had been targeting a clean sweep in the second round. Although this always looked... Bakoyannis in the second round, even though the ND-backed candidate was less than a couple of percentage
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Rental subsidy rekindles political debate over housing crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat would lead to a change in the way local elections are held. Currently, a second round of voting... government representatives will be elected. Voters will be given the chance to put a second preference... two groupings will be awarded the second preferences of voters whose original vote went to other
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Disposable income plunged 9.3 pct in Q2, dragging consumption down with it
EconomyMacroeconomy) in the second quarter of 2013 and reached 30.1 billion, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority... consumption, which dropped 7.6 percent in the second quarter of 2013, from 9.5 percent in the first... in property taxes this year, mainly related to the payment of past years’ tax obligations, the second
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The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
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AgoraPortugal is trying for the second time in three months to test its capacity to return... payments by extending their maturity into the medium-term future. The timing for a second attempt... a second financial assistance programme, the government has emphatically rejected the need to consider
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Key Greek election date firms up; turnout could prove crucial
PoliticsGreek Politics: the European Parliament elections and the second round of voting in Greece’s local polls will take place... to choose mayors, regional governors and MEPs on the same day. By the second round of voting... interpretation. They believe the coalition is banking on the turnout being lower on the second Sunday
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