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  1. Why can't Greece be more like Cyprus?
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    in the short-term. This brings us to the inherent problem that Greece faces, and which Cyprus seems... of who is in power in Greece, the prospect of finding 400 million euros or more to cut from the budget... is experiencing an extended period of pain that leaves negligible room for manoeuvre. Finding a way

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  2. Newsletter 17 - 27/02/2015

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    euros in the 9-month period compared to 363 million for the whole 2013. January saw slump in deposits...Little respite for coalition Tsipras faces political problems and financial concerns Prime Minister... debate in the House. Tsipras’s political problems are matched by financial concerns as Finance Minister

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  3. ND's electoral bill put before MPs as PM mulls options for president

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    saw the election winner awarded a 50-seat bonus, but a sliding scale that could lead to the victorious party earning up to 50 extra MPs. According to the proposal, if the winning party passes the 25... in May 2012 did the winning party win less than 25 percent of the vote, when New Democracy gained

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  4. Newsletter 370 - 17/02/2023

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    pensioners whose retirement pay did not increase in January, or who saw minor rises, because... after the first ballot, seeking instead to battle it out in a second ballot, where the winning party... that SYRIZA will come second, behind ND. The winning party would need around 44 pct of the vote for a clear

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  5. PASOK leadership ballot draws attention away from PM's deepening rift with predecessors
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    of the first round of voting, which saw PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis and Athens Mayor Haris Doukas qualify... first in nine regions and his challenger only winning one. Androulakis’s strongest performance... that if Doukas is to have any chance of winning this Sunday’s run-off vote against Androulakis, he

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  6. Bad news
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    , the local media was correct to lead with this story. There was only one problem: Tsakalotos never said... scenario of New Democracy winning the next election, he distanced himself from such a possibility... be some scoop to get him to admit that SYRIZA does not have much of a chance of winning the elections

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  7. Newsletter 207 -24/05/2019

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    continue to be a problem as highlighted by figures released this week by the Independent Authority... the winning margin, and not who will win.” In a speech this week, Mitsotakis argued that a convincing win... over the last few days have been somewhat mixed, with some officials hinting that the winning margin

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  8. PM yields on energy windfall tax as govt feels strain
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    is handling this challenge. The economy is seen as the most important problem by 36 pct of respondents (up... a change to the electoral law that would make it easier for the winning party to gain a parliamentary... representation scheme, support of around 38 pct would be needed for the winning party in the second vote

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  9. Scandal erodes support for ND, complicates path to elections
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    ’s biggest problem, while another 27 pct believe it is inflation. Another 13 pct identify the energy... to lead to an impasse, requiring a second vote where the winning party will be awarded bonus seats in line with its share of the national vote. The winning party is likely to require 37-38 pct to win

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  10. Newsletter 29 - 05/06/2015

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    . The number of inactive people rose to 3.37 million, the highest since March 2013. March saw the number... in 2018. The new targets are lower than those in the current memorandum (which were binding

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