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  1. Election results in Greece lift uncertainty, for now
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    Agora

    . Uncertainty took center stage. The Athens General Index plunged more than 15 percent within the course... ago took a toll. Hence, the government may now find itself with non-coalition MPs supporting its

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  2. Public deficit and democratic duty

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    was “over-dramatised” (or “sexed up” if you prefer) by the PASOK government that took over... in the European Parliament elections in May. Her party took just 3.4 percent of the vote

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

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    A multi-bill of reforms that took the government some time to pull together was passed through Parliament with relatively little fuss on Wednesday but the government may face more serious... differences with these two groups, took up their cause on Wednesday. Party leader Alexis Tsipras described

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  4. ‘We’re dying to pay our taxes’
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    Agora

    , the 70-year-old pensioner took a number, sat down and prepared himself for a long wait.... Three years of strikes and mass protests followed. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took

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  5. Education dispute opens up new front for coalition at sensitive time

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in 1973. This allowed the free movement of people at universities. The issue quickly took on political... dictatorship. University authorities argue that they took the measure to present sit-in protests that could

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  6. A little more persuasion, a little less reaction
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    Agora

    When European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker took sides a few days ago ahead of possible snap elections in Greece, he overstepped the boundary that keeps EU officials from openly expressing... in the war of words. European Commission vice-president Jyrki Katainen took a more balanced and helpful

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  7. Why Greece’s ‘also ran’ parties are crucial
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    Agora

    Democracy, which took 1.19 million votes (18.85 percent). In the second election in June, the 15 of them who could afford to run again took 368,277 votes, or almost 6 percent. That was more than

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  8. As reform talks continue in Brussels, Tsipras gauges reaction at home
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to lenders and the course of negotiations in Brussels. As Tsipras took part in a meeting of SYRIZA’s... of the process could come on Monday evening when Tsipras addresses Parliament. The prime minister took

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  9. Tsipras's proposals to lenders come under SYRIZA scrutiny
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    on the discussions that took place between Athens and the lenders before last Sunday’s referendum... took place It has been submitted to Greek Parliament as a draft law in a single article. The government

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  10. With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Alexis Tsipras took the unusual step of requesting a meeting of party leaders on Thursday, which comes a few days after he appealed for a minimum level of consensus between the government... was held the day after the July 5 referendum but the last one before that took place early

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