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  1. Samaras, Venizelos opt for earlier presidential vote in high-risk strategy to save coalition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government has decided to move forward by around two months the presidential vote in Parliament... more ground than it has during the last few weeks on fiscal and structural measures. Moving... of surviving the presidential vote but the result still remains in the balance. However, it also has

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  2. Newsletter 7 - 12/12/2014

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    of the presidential vote has two distinct advantages. By holding the ballots on December 17, 23 and 29, rather than... two, if not all, of these sources if it is to elect a president. The government has 155 MPs... that the HFSF capital buffer – the unused amount of the fund’s total capital of 49.7 billion that has

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  3. Troika document reveals thorny issues, coalition's commitments to conclude review
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    of GDP in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Greece has proposed a number of measures such as increasing the VAT.... On the privatization front, Greece has committed to finalise the concession agreement for two ports (most likely... Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) for sale. That stake has a current market value of 450 million

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  4. PM and SYRIZA deaf to calls for compromise over president so far
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    office has repeatedly rejected all talk of any kind of deal, favouring instead what they call... and his premiership might even be put in doubt. SYRIZA has been equally reluctant to consider backing.... Tsipras also knows that many in his party will feel he has sold out if he seeks a compromise

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  5. New claim of attempt to bribe MP casts shadow over presidential vote

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    denies that the man in question has any links to them. An earlier probe into claims that businessmen..., there was no reference to a specific party during the secretly recorded discussion. Kammenos said that the footage has been provided to the police and judicial authorities. He has also written to Parliamentary Speaker

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  6. Samaras softens stance on snap elections as decisive presidential vote looms
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    proposal could have is to isolate SYRIZA as being the sole cause of political instability. It has been... of attempts to bribe MPs so they vote for the government’s presidential candidate. Although SYRIZA has... Haikalis that he was offered financial incentives to back Dimas, it has done so in a somewhat guarded

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  7. What is in SYRIZA's 3-pillar programme to overcome the crisis?
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    Economy

    . This has forced SYRIZA to adjust its initial pledge to a complete scrapping of the tax. 2nd pillar... unemployed) will increase based on social criteria. He has not provided further details. Another... wage currently stands at 586 euros, and 511 for employees under 25. This measure has zero fiscal cost

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  8. How SYRIZA says it will fund its economic policies
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    congress last Saturday with minor modifications to the previously announced measures. Tsipras has... is at the limit of legality, has not the approval of professional unions and local societies, while the sale... opposition,” he argued. SYRIZA has also strongly opposed the privatisation of the Hellenikon (former

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  9. What is SYRIZA planning to do with Greek banks?

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    SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has repeatedly outlined the party’s immediate economic policies which... has suggested in its 3-pillar programme the settlement of household and business bad loans... government would change the top management of the 3 banks (Alpha, NBG, and Piraeus) where HFSF has

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  10. SYRIZA's poll lead consistent but parliamentary majority elusive
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that SYRIZA has 29 percent of voters’ support and New Democracy 26. Interview for El. Typos SYRIZA... that support for SYRIZA has reached 31 percent, while New Democracy is lagging on 25.5. ProRata for Paron... this figure at the moment as most polls indicate that around 1 in 10 voters has yet to make his

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