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Latest polls add to uncertainty ahead of Sunday's elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the University of Macedonia’s findings regarding how voters felt about the televised debate between..., though, was that neither won the debate (34 percent). Tsipras was slightly more popular with undecided... that the debate has had little impact on the election race is also supported by the poll indicating
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Pension reform a precarious battleground for Tsipras and Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicson since the latter became New Democracy leader. The parliamentary debate on the government’s... the parliamentary debate. He has pledged to have a comprehensive plan ready soon but on Tuesday he just... debate in Parliament well before the discussion had ended. This perhaps underlines the coalition’s
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Coalition opens up new political front with tender for TV licenses
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament is due to debate and vote on Thursday an emergency amendment that would allow... in the past. The other issue that the media permits debate has highlighted is SYRIZA’s apparent... to establish influence over the private media. It is possible that the debate will end up having been
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Calls for snap polls, parliamentary probes set tone for polarised politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTuesday night’s parliamentary debate, which was supposed to focus on judicial issues, turned... as far as the Greek political scene is concerned. The key moments of the debate, which was called... been working on. The government had been building up to Tuesday night’s debate, which was due to take
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Newsletter 71 - 22/04/2016
in a parliamentary debate on Wednesday. It was not clear why he thought it was such a pressing issue... the cloak of tacit public support gained by their leftist-populist mantras, but this opens a debate... debate came after Tsipras had argued that in the past Greek nationalists had pursued and persecuted
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The diversions of the past
AgoraKyriakos Mitsotakis focussed on the issue of security in a parliamentary debate last Wednesday... by their leftist-populist mantras, but this opens a debate that seems inessential given the broad..., Mitsotakis’s comment during the parliamentary debate came after Tsipras had argued that in the past
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Tsipras tweaks message as chance of review compromise emerges
PoliticsGreek Politicsmore nuanced position during a stormy parliamentary debate on Wednesday night.... It was noticeable that during Wednesday’s parliamentary debate on the results of an inquiry into bank... debate when he was not given the opportunity by parliamentary speaker Nikos Voutsis to respond
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Full backing for multi-bill from coalition MPs, Tsipras looks to lenders for next step
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsakalotos added to this positive outlook by claiming during the debate on Thursday ahead... agreed with the creditors, but it did not include a timeline. Overall, although the debate was heated... for Tsipras who gave a combative performance during the debate. The last few weeks also underlined
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Macron visit gives Tsipras chance to build ties, refocus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is hoping that he can redirect the domestic debate and voters... of the political debate back towards Greece’s economic recovery and its gradual steps along... potential changes. Tsipras would not want to be absent from any such debate, which might help him
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ND puts pressure on Kammenos, a potential weak link in coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked on Wednesday for a parliamentary debate regarding allegations... for a delay as he will be in Paris, suggesting that he wants to be involved in the debate when... Nikos Voutsis should reject the request. The conservatives called for the debate after press reports
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