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ND's electoral bill put before MPs as PM mulls options for president
PoliticsGreek Politicsclinch a qualified majority of more than 200 out of 300 MPs so that the new electoral law could apply immediately, from the next elections, but all of the opposition parties, bar ultra-nationalist... of these two parties (SYRIZA has 86 MPs and KINAL 22), New Democracy has no chance of getting the 200
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Newsletter 447 - 17/01/2025
will be held on January 25. Up to five votes can be held. If the candidate fails to clear the bar of 200 votes equivalent to a 2/3 majority in the first round, the hurdle is reduced to 3/5 (180 votes... that just in 2012 the country defaulted, through a debt haircut, on 200 billion euros of sovereign
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorapensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since
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Newsletter 32 - 26/06/2015
propose a reduction in military spending by 400 million, while the government insists on a 200... the majority of SYRIZA’s radical left, bar a few isolated defectors, decide to remain loyal
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SYRIZA to suggest switch to proportional representation, schedules congress for Oct
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the electoral law as a diversion. They also believe that in trying to secure the support of 200 MPs..., though, Tsipras would have to convince all the other opposition parties, bar Golden Dawn, to support
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Eurogroup grants short-term debt relief but leaves Athens fretting over fiscal targets and IMF
EconomyProgramme; the waiver of the step-up interest rate margin amounting to 200 bps related to the debt buy-back.... When everything is added up, it appears that the Eurogroup came in some way under the bar
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ND to highlight range of policy proposals after emphasis on tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politics. Instead, all the leaders of the parties represented in Parliament (bar Golden Dawn) will take part... if the government can muster votes from 200 or more MPs. Gennimata indicated KINAL, which
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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
of exploratory talks are about to begin. Dendias’s comment is an indication of how low Athens is setting the bar.... These fiscal dynamics will push Greek debt up above 200 pct of GDP. This will be the first time
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All eyes on PM's choice for next president at start of New Year
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe nominee has to secure 200 votes or more out of the 300. This is then followed by a second round, before... majority is required in the fourth vote and, in the unlikely event that even this bar proves too high
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Mitsotakis puts party unity above consensus with president pick
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be held on January 25. Up to five votes can be held. If the candidate fails to clear the bar of 200
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