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  1. Multi-bill passes but coalition's relationship with armed forces and police sours further

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    the 2012 wage cut and the merging of their auxiliary pension funds has left the armed forces and emergency services at odds with the government. It was noticeable that SYRIZA, which has ideological... the unions representing the civil servants in question. There has been deep concern in New

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  2. Friction over property tax exposes cracks in Greek coalition's strategy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to an outright rebellion, the numbers do not yet add up in terms of opposition MPs. The government has... for these votes are Democratic Left (DIMAR) and the large group of independent MPs. DIMAR has 10 MPs, while... as possible candidates. A fourth option has been put forward by former Prime Minister Costas

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  3. To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    To Potami, the centrist party founded by journalist Stavros Theodorakis in February, has published the closest thing to a manifesto it has produced in the last seven months. Theodorakis set out... in the EU ballot after such a short existence, To Potami’s message has remained rather vague

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  4. New Democracy hopes to celebrate 40th anniversary with rallying call

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Democracy has planned two events to mark the occasion: One in Halkidiki on September 27 and another... elections (22.7 percent) in May, New Democracy has slipped several percentage points behind SYRIZA... has lost votes to both sides of the political spectrum over the last couple of years but Samaras

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  5. Value of HFSF participation in Greek banks falls to 17 billion
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    EconomyBanking

    market value of HFSF participation in banks has decreased further to 17 billion, implying... has restricted voting rights. In Alpha Bank, HFSF’s shareholding decreased from 81.7 percent to 69.9... of the initial amount of warrants has been exercised so far, with HFSF proceeds at 302 million euros

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  6. New bribe claims likely to poison Greek politics further ahead of presidential vote

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    a little more substance in the sense that Xoulidou says she has copies of the Facebook messages she..., in the alleged exchanges. Melas has recently resisted calls to align himself with the party’s position... place, so the pair never met. Also, New Democracy has denied that the man involved is a party

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  7. All the numbers that matter in the Greek presidential election
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    fail to elect a new president then Parliament has to be dissolved and national elections called... or February 1. The numbers At the moment the government has 155 MPs (New Democracy 127 and PASOK 28... a president. On the other side of the divide, SYRIZA has 71 seats, Golden Dawn 16, Independent

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  8. Coalition sets bar low for presidential vote, opts for pre-election rhetoric

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to garner in the first presidential ballot on Wednesday. The number has appeared in several reports citing... posturing The government has chosen to focus from now on the dangers of early elections and the prospect... points to 2.8 over the last month. SYRIZA is mirroring this strategy. It has repeatedly raised

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  9. Pressing economic tasks mounting up for next Greek government

    EconomyProgramme

    to cover these obligations. However, since Greece has already reached the 15-billion threshold agreed.... This has been done in the past (in the second half of 2012). At the same time, the state has to roll... elections. The BoG has officially stated that they are “under absolute control”. However, political

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  10. In decision to ally with Independent Greeks, Tsipras takes high risk option

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is known for being outspoken and has been involved in two high profile libel trials in the last few years..., prompting an angry reaction from the Jewish community. The Independent Greeks leader has also made... receiving an impressive 7.51 percent. However, since then the party has been ridden with internal

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