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Diffuse support fuels speculation about change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politics. Under the current electoral system, this would involve gaining support of more than 3 pct... the proportional representation system adopted by the SYRIZA-led coalition to a more traditional majority bonus system that leads to the winning party gaining up to 50 bonus seats based on its share of the vote
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Government presents rail safety improvements as ex-ministers face possible Tempe inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be sought for the new company. Also, the European Train Control System (ETCS) will be rolled out across the Greek railway network. Greece had received EU funds to install the safety system, which... impact on the condition of Greece’s railway system, which was revealed to be in a decrepit state
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New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the banking system are a sensitive topic for the conservatives, who are regularly accused... system, including the elderly, small businesses and remote communities, and called on the government... observers of the banking system as a deft bit of politics. On the one hand it is noted that the latest raft
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Opinion polls signal fragile political stalemate and rising public anger
PoliticsGreek Politicsdirection and a visceral anger with the political system. Taken together, the two surveys sketch a narrow... they are “very or quite” angry with the political system. When citizens are asked what ails the system
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Tsipras quits SYRIZA, moves closer to launching new political venture
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be able to remain in his position. Furthermore, the fact that the Greek electoral system rewards... disappointment with the country’s political system. “I cannot and do not want to formally participate... of Greeks believe their political system needs major reform or complete overhaul, placing the country
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Tempe postmortem decision opens up government and judiciary to criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicssaid the pressure from the families led the government and the justice system to change their stance... the justice system to act. This outcome, however, is likely to add to, rather than detract from... corruption and bureaucracy and speed up the justice system. Businesses are also unhappy about being
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PM embarks on persuasion exercise as political veterans pick up on public discontent
PoliticsGreek Politicsto upgrade hospital facilities”, adding that, “the National Health System is changing for the benefit... and political crisis from the spreading belief that institutions such as the justice system are being... warned that the widespread discontent with the functioning of democracy, the justice system
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Greece’s 14–29s: Ambitious, anxious and lacking trust
Society. The system’s overemphasis on high‑stakes national exams and a centralised, academically driven... unemployment, fears about the state of public services and the health system are strong — 64.5% say the country’s healthcare system is a major worry — and 60.7% list “having no job” among their chief fears
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Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
PoliticsGreek Politicssystem tidied up by the end of the year. Rural discontent is just one source of concern... of the payments system will allow a line to be drawn under the OPEKEPE affair by the end of the year..., they wish to appeal to voters more broadly by presenting the reform of the payments system as part
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PM sets out case for third term, surveys global landscape and talks up constitutional reform
PoliticsGreek Politics. On OPEKEPE, the agricultural payments agency, he admitted that the system was so fragile and entangled... they serve the national interest in periods of instability. The current system can produce a majority.... Rebuilding trust, especially with young people, is a “major challenge” for the entire political system
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