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New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsseverely brain-damaged after being beaten and sexually assaulted by a Pakistani migrant on the island... for voters. At the same time, it is clear that the subject of banks hits a raw nerve for New Democracy
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Splits and alliances on leaders' minds as thoughts turn to next elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, since coming to power even though SYRIZA’s right-wing coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) has... public over the last few months. ANEL MP Kostas Katsikis raged against the bill, even likening homosexuality to paedophilia. Tsipras chose not to respond to these remarks during his speech in Parliament
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Stress and strain for gov't from farmers protests, police appointments
PoliticsGreek Politicsat paving the way for negotiations). It is thought that Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader and Defence... for the government, especially as he would be the second ANEL MP to leave the post (his predecessor Dimitris... the government’s three-seat majority. Sgouridis would leave the ministry but not ANEL’s parliamentary group
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Tsipras ready to stay course on Macedonia name deal despite domestic uncertainty
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament has had its say. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Tsipras said that he is set... that his alliance with Independent Greeks (ANEL) and its leader, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, comes... Papachristopoulos of ANEL, Thanasis Theocharopoulos of centre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) and four out
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Name settlement triggers intense political battle
PoliticsGreek Politicspartner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), is not going to support the agreement. By appealing to Pavlopoulos.... It is highly unlikely that this would result in a troubling outcome for the government as ANEL... deal. ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has given no indication that he is prepared
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they were beaten and arrested for supposedly impeding the police’s work after refusing to give access... not engage in violence. On Thursday, the head of the committee for investigating police violence, prominent
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered a comfortable majority and a second four-year term for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, dealt..., will engage in the most populist and reactionary opposition possible with the aim of presenting
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK and supported by main... government to “engage your brain” before speaking publicly. The comment was seen by some as a rebuke
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Equivocal Macedonia name referendum leaves Athens hanging on as views differ
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Panos Kammenos, has said he and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party will not support... settlement in the months to come or whether the process has hit a brick wall as a result of the turnout... Agreement may hit a brick wall. If Zaev somehow manages to make headway, the prospect of the pact
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Newsletter 47 - 16/10/2015
the pattern for Greek politics over the next few months. Independent Greeks (ANEL) MPs. The only one... was ANEL’s Nikos Nikolopoulos, who heads the one-man Christian Democratic party. A hard right... with PASOK and Democratic Left (DIMAR). His stance is seen as having more to do with ANEL leader
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