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Strengthened Tsipras shows willingness for deal with lenders after "No"
PoliticsGreek Politicsare that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will make a renewed and improved effort to reach an agreement... negotiating team, then it will make it much easier for the prime minister to bring back an agreement.... The prime minister’s efforts may be facilitated by Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’s resignation
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Divided we fall?
Agora. To put them in this position was unfair of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. To his credit, Tsipras... partner in January. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was another who built his career and SYRIZA's... lines in Greek society started to blur. In June 2012, when Samaras became prime minister, his
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Tsipras has until Sunday to keep Greece in euro, must pass measures immediately
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece's European lenders told Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday that he has just a few days.... He said that he had already communicated this to Tsipras and expressed anger that the Greek prime... of the week. The prime minister repeated almost word for word the Greek party leaders' statement
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Tsipras runs gauntlet as he seeks approval for proposals from cabinet, lenders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to chair a cabinet meeting on Thursday before his government... a personal meeting with Tsipras, insisting that the prime minister should either call a political... minutes were not kept, and does not want to be drawn into giving the prime minister a carte blanche
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Tsipras holds off on reshuffle, suggests no way back for rebels
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras put off plans for a reshuffle on Thursday and may delay changes... against the measures. This is significant for two reasons. Firstly because the prime minister... question facing the prime minister is what type of reshuffle to carry out and what government to form
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Outcome of next vote on prior actions to set tone for political developments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras hopes to clear this week the last legislative hurdle at home before... it would become very difficult for Tsipras to continue as prime minister if he cannot carry the minimum... (SYRIZA, Independent Greeks, New Democracy, To Potami and PASOK) would elect a new prime minister who
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Varoufakis adds to pressure on Tsipras ahead of lenders' return
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, after a difficult few days for the party. The meeting had been called... to set up a parallel payment system, with the blessing of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis told..., the latest revelations create a new headache the prime minister could have done without. Tsipras
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Varoufakis and his friendly fire
AgoraPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras has a lot on his mind at the moment: A quarter of his MPs... that Varoufakis’s leaks about the parallel payment system prompt is how the prime minister could entrust... the legislation and the prime minister’s wishes. However, Tsipras will surely be wondering why someone who
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SYRIZA buffeting continues as parties get set for official start of election race
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAll the indications are that Greece will appoint a caretaker prime minister on Friday, paving... Panos Kammenos said on Wednesday that he would not take part in such a meeting, while Prime... Thanou-Christophilou as caretaker prime minister, as the constitution decrees. An interim cabinet
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TINA politics and the Greek elections
AgoraHaving struck a highly controversial agreement with Greece’s European creditors, former prime... the popularity of the former prime minister. Tsipras indeed enjoys remarkably and consistently high approval... ballot in 2015. The former prime minister’s political popularity will be challenged by voter fatigue
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