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  1. Newsletter 7 - 12/12/2014

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    of the presidential vote has two distinct advantages. By holding the ballots on December 17, 23 and 29, rather than... two, if not all, of these sources if it is to elect a president. The government has 155 MPs... that the HFSF capital buffer – the unused amount of the fund’s total capital of 49.7 billion that has

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  2. PM and SYRIZA deaf to calls for compromise over president so far
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    office has repeatedly rejected all talk of any kind of deal, favouring instead what they call... and his premiership might even be put in doubt. SYRIZA has been equally reluctant to consider backing.... Tsipras also knows that many in his party will feel he has sold out if he seeks a compromise

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  3. New claim of attempt to bribe MP casts shadow over presidential vote

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    denies that the man in question has any links to them. An earlier probe into claims that businessmen..., there was no reference to a specific party during the secretly recorded discussion. Kammenos said that the footage has been provided to the police and judicial authorities. He has also written to Parliamentary Speaker

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  4. Samaras softens stance on snap elections as decisive presidential vote looms
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    proposal could have is to isolate SYRIZA as being the sole cause of political instability. It has been... of attempts to bribe MPs so they vote for the government’s presidential candidate. Although SYRIZA has... Haikalis that he was offered financial incentives to back Dimas, it has done so in a somewhat guarded

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  5. What is in SYRIZA's 3-pillar programme to overcome the crisis?
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    . This has forced SYRIZA to adjust its initial pledge to a complete scrapping of the tax. 2nd pillar... unemployed) will increase based on social criteria. He has not provided further details. Another... wage currently stands at 586 euros, and 511 for employees under 25. This measure has zero fiscal cost

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  6. How SYRIZA says it will fund its economic policies
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    Economy

    congress last Saturday with minor modifications to the previously announced measures. Tsipras has... is at the limit of legality, has not the approval of professional unions and local societies, while the sale... opposition,” he argued. SYRIZA has also strongly opposed the privatisation of the Hellenikon (former

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  7. Fitch keeps Greek rating at 'B' but downgrades outlook to negative

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    . The ‘B’ rating by Fitch was initially assigned on May 23, 2014. Greece also has a ‘B’ rating from S&P... of the other two rating agencies. Fitch notes that political uncertainty has increased Greece’s risks... has moderated its stance since 2012 advocating: 1) Greece to remain in the eurozone 2) Commitment

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  8. Polls continue pointing to SYRIZA victory as new post-election scenarios emerge
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    Going into the last week of Greece’s election campaign little has changed in terms of what... poll of polls has To Potami in third place with 7 percent, followed by Golden Dawn on 6.2..., which looks set to be the most successful of the three potential allies, has set out three

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  9. Appealing to dual audiences compounds mixed messages from SYRIZA

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    want to adopt some of the welfare measures it has promised during that period, without having to make... accommodating regarding the troika’s demands. At the same time, though, SYRIZA has candidates such as Giorgos... of the most interesting aspects of the survey is that it suggests SYRIZA has done a much better job

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  10. SYRIZA heading for Independent Greeks coalition, with uncertain consequences

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    below shows, SYRIZA has won just short of 36.5 percent of the vote, with New Democracy on 27.8.... Tsipras is also expected to meet with To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis but the latter has made... settlement with the eurozone. Since forming the party in early 2012, Kammenos has displayed

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