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Tsipras gets his way over September congress, gains breathing space from SYRIZA rebels
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut potentially vital respite to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras by accepting his proposal for an emergency party... to back the prime minister. This could have triggered a significant swing within the central committee... committee: A ballot fo SYRIZA members. This would have been a test of the prime minister’s powers
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Why Tsipras might gamble on snap elections
Agora, we should also be asking whether the country, and especially its prime minister, can afford..., between September and November, is part of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s thinking, especially after..., it is not enough on its own and the prime minister has already shown many fallibilities and has
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Tsipras seen edging towards snap elections in September
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras was meeting with key advisers and government officials on Thursday... the Supreme Court) as caretaker prime minister and call elections to be held within 30 days. The caretaker... was appointed between the May and June elections in 2012. The temporary prime minister is unlikely
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Opposition drags out pre-election process, hoping Tsipras pays cost
PoliticsGreek Politicsmandate he received to form a government after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras submitted his... dragged to the ballot boxes for a third time this year on the prime minister’s whim. The mandate... Thursday morning, after which President Pavlopoulos will be able to name a caretaker prime minister
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Opinion polls indicate fragmentation, close election race
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Democratic Left (DIMAR) but not ex-Prime Minister George Papandreou’s party, is seen clearing the 3... of voters now have a negative view of the former prime minister The first round of opinion polls... the former prime minister just ahead of New Democracy’s Evangelos Meimarakis. The other is that despite
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Tsipras confounds expectations, creates new doubts by reviving coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsin as prime minister on Monday, with his ministers due to follow on Tuesday or Wednesday. · The resounding... that it is unlikely the prime minister will take any risks with regards to his relationship with lenders so soon... of the discussion on debt relief as his prime target. Achieving it would allow him to claim a significant
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Tsipras sets target of trouble-free bailout review so debt relief talks can begin
PoliticsGreek Politics. In the early part of the meeting, which was televised, the prime minister said that it must be his... that other recent prime ministers, including Antonis Samaras, George Papandreou and Kostas Karamanlis have... weeks, much to everyone’s surprise. If the prime minister’s words are sincere then it suggest that his
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If it's stability you're looking for...
Agoraa coalition partner who demanded a common policy programme based on which the prime minister would govern... relationship between the prime minister and the radical faction of his party that led Greece to a second... Socialists eight months ago. The former prime minister’s party did not run in Sunday’s elections
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European centre-left suggests door is closed to SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicssomewhat isolated in terms of European politics. Pitella met Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... during negotiations with the troika. He singled out French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime... when it comes to approving tax increases. Of course, the prime minister may seek to counteract
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Limited results from Tsipras's diplomatic marathon in New York
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras brought back a mixed set if results to Athens after spending... to consider Greece. Refugee Crisis The refugee crisis was one of the main issues the prime minister raised.... During the Greek prime minister’s meeting with his Turkish counterpart both sides agreed
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