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Coalition eyes electoral change, polls show wide lead for New Democracy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough on Friday all eyes were on the latest debate in Parliament about the Novartis bribery scandal and the Macedonia name talks, discussions about the next general elections have not died down. Interior Minister Panos Skourletis revealed on Friday that the government intends to table during
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Saving Angela Merkel with the help of Alexis Tsipras
Agorainterior minister – Horst Seehofer – from the junior coalition partner CSU had threatened
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Change to date of local elections adds to expectations of May national vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe chances of general elections being held next May are rising, especially after the government agreed on Wednesday to hold local and European Parliament elections together. Interior Minister Panos Skourletis announced that the coalition had decided to accept a request from 16 SYRIZA MPs
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elections together. Interior Minister Panos Skourletis announced that the coalition had decided
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, a partner of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), claimed it had seen Interior
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Mitsotakis steps up pressure on coalition over wildfire deaths
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to keep up the pressure on the government following last week’s deadly fires on the outskirts of Athens. The opposition leader held a news conference on Tuesday, during which he essentially called for the resignations of Interior Minister Panos
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Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
PoliticsGreek Politics. For now, Toskas’s duties have passed to Interior Minister Panos Skourletis. This is just a stopgap
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SYRIZA readies itself for election battle, Mitsotakis pledges pension overhaul
PoliticsGreek PoliticsInterior Minister Panos Skourletis to take on the job but that the latter is reluctant to do so
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SYRIZA elects new secretary as Tsipras sets stage for election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe stage is set for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to take the next step in his effort to recharge SYRIZA after his choice for party secretary, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis, was elected by an overwhelming majority on Monday. Skourletis’s election is expected to pave the way for Tsipras
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Mitsotakis prepares to unveil economic plans, leave imprint ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreeing on this ratio with the lenders. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis also said on Thursday
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