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Samaras shoots, Samaras scores!
Agora“Samaras rescues Greece” – it’s the headline the prime minister and many in his office would have cherished. But Giorgos Samaras, the striker without a club, has beaten premier Antonis to the title... that also saw them through the game with Ivory Coast. At a time when Greek society is so deeply divided
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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... rise for SYRIZA, which saw its backing rise to 25 pct. There was hardly any movement among
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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... into 158 seats in Parliament. Main opposition party SYRIZA saw its support dwindle even further
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK... on social media. It should also be noted that the Communist Party (KKE) saw its candidates win six
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
others saw them as legitimate pressure. The findings highlighted the government’s dilemma: appearing... MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared
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Differences over Macedonia name issue put coalition unity under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty, Independent Greeks (ANEL), have failed to see eye to eye on an issue. There have been occasions since 2015 when ANEL has refused to support draft legislation in Parliament and there has never... it “interesting.” ANEL struggling Kammenos, who labelled Kotzias the best foreign minister Greece has
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Complex privatisation fund faces tall order to reduce Greek debt
EconomyOn top of the fiscal measures yielding 3 percent of GDP by 2018, one of the key prior actions for the conclusion of Greece’s first programme involves the establishment of a new privatisation fund. This was envisaged in the Eurozone Summit statement of l...
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Possibility of snap elections after third bailout agreed is firmly on Tsipras's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe possibility of working with ANEL again after snap elections, Gerovasili said she saw “no reason... (ANEL) has also voiced support this week for Tsipras and possible early elections. Top ANEL official
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Tsipras tries to weather Kammenos storm, looks for poll boost
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe stability of his coalition with Independent Greeks (ANEL) and its leader, Defence Minister Panos... in the party about the ANEL leader’s behaviour. New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted this point and claimed that SYRIZA and ANEL would end up dragging each other down. The government’s
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Coalition in last-minute legislative rush, extends helping hand to MPs
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has adopted this tactic in the past, preferring not to put SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL..., particularly regarding property auctions. The ANEL lawmakers have also been reliable until now... in the future, particularly after Dimitris Kammenos (no relation to ANEL leader Panos Kammenos
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