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Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
Agorathen on, parties and politicians have been cast into two categories: Pro-memorandum and anti-memorandum. Any... abandoned by parties fleeing one way or another to man the barricades of the pro- or anti-memorandum camp. Opinion polls suggest To Potami could come third or fourth in Sunday’s vote. Its remarkable rise
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Divided we fall?
Agora. Today, Greeks have little to celebrate and much that divides them. Sunday’s referendum delivered... building for the last few years and it will take much more to heal the scars, especially after Sunday’s..., the country started to split into the pro- and anti-memorandum camps: There were those who felt only
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Newsletter 43 - 18/09/2015
The scenarios ahead Outcome of Sunday's general election is proving difficult to predict Opinion... win Sunday’s vote. The surveys suggest that these could be the closest elections since 2000, when... Democracy. When asked who will win on Sunday, voters consistently (and by a considerable margin) say
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Name and shame
AgoraUntil Sunday’s protest over the Macedonia name issue, Thessaloniki’s most recent notable... expectations. Around 90,000 people came together in Thessaloniki on Sunday, according to the police... “Macedonia” as part of a composite name for use in all situations (erga omnes). So, Sunday’s rally
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MEP Androulakis takes first round in KINAL leadership vote after notable turnout
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe leadership of KINAL in a run-off ballot next Sunday after an impressive turnout in the first round... they hope will be fresh policies and relevance. The number of people taking part in Sunday’s ballot... the old PASOK. He did not manage to execute this move convincingly and Sunday’s developments
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicson Sunday an initial package of support for those affected by the flooding, which included a subsidy... be compensated. The measures announced on Sunday represent just the tip of the iceberg in terms... anti-flood works in the area. Although tens of millions of euros were set aside to restore
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Newsletter 46 - 09/10/2015
and the departure of its most radical faction, the Left Platform, to form the anti-bailout party Popular... of three mobile enforcement teams on anti-smuggling, 3) reconvening the inter-ministerial spatial...-the-counter pharmaceutical products, the liberalisation of Sunday trading and tourist rentals
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Newsletter 268 -09/10/2020
of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas as well as violent attacks on migrants. Sixteen people were... and by anti-racism campaigners who had called them “an unexpected gift for the leadership of GD... that they now deem controversial. On Sunday, the leaders of the five main political parties
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SYRIZA seeks to recover from election shock, ND prepares for power
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA has begun the process of trying to heal the wounds from Sunday’s devastating election result... with a stark choice, as he did on Sunday night in his concession speech. He accused New Democracy of having.... “The anti-SYRIZA front being led by Mitsotakis cannot include direct or indirect sponsors from the left
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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
Agorato form a government in January 2015 with the staunchly anti-bailout (in rhetoric at least) Independent... New Democracy’s leadership vote on Sunday. Ahead of Sunday’s election, several articles appeared... on Sunday, which was helped by a dollop of incompetence from those who opposed him. “Do we want
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