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Newsletter 141
minister and leader of the Independent Greeks (ANEL). Parliament is due to debate on Monday claims... into the ANEL chief’s exchanges with Makis Yiannousakis, a shipowner convicted as part of the Noor-1 heroin... party, over his continued alliance with the ANEL leader. The focus on the alleged scandal overshadowed
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Coalition in last-minute legislative rush, extends helping hand to MPs
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has adopted this tactic in the past, preferring not to put SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL..., particularly regarding property auctions. The ANEL lawmakers have also been reliable until now... in the future, particularly after Dimitris Kammenos (no relation to ANEL leader Panos Kammenos
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Name and shame
Agora(ANEL) MP and the vandalism of the city’s Holocaust memorial. The impression left is that if Mitsotakis... that their coalition partner is whistling a completely different tune to them. Defence Minister and ANEL leader... a majority in Parliament without the support of ANEL (PASOK and To Potami seem willing to back
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Political talks on name issue deepen divisions but PM eyes consensus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDoubts remain, though, over the stance of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) and party... with Kammenos on Friday. One solution that has been put forward is for ANEL to abstain from any vote... be secured and ANEL would not have voted against its coalition partner in a ballot of such national
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New centre-left party keeps political options open at inaugural congress
PoliticsGreek Politicswith ANEL is becoming increasingly strained. New Democracy-friendly Fileleftheros newspaper reported on Monday that Tsipras and ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos held a tense meeting... speculation about Kammenos even pulling ANEL out of the government. However, that does not seem
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PM tries to halt election speculation as poll gap widens
PoliticsGreek Politics(ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos met last week with the leader of the nationalist New Right, Failos... issues. However, the talks appear to be a first attempt by the ANEL chief to reach out to other.... The Metron Analysis poll, like other surveys, shows ANEL on 2.5 percent, which is just short of the 3
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Name settlement triggers intense political battle
PoliticsGreek Politicspartner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), is not going to support the agreement. By appealing to Pavlopoulos.... It is highly unlikely that this would result in a troubling outcome for the government as ANEL... deal. ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has given no indication that he is prepared
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Mitsotakis calls for no-confidence vote, hoping to exert more pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicscoalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), to the settlement. However, there does not seem to be any chance of the censure motion leading to a vote of no confidence in the government. Despite ANEL’s... ANEL deputy Dimitris Kammenos, who has been involved in frequent public arguments with his SYRIZA
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis take messages abroad but face disquiet at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), reducing the government’s parliamentary majority to two. This was followed by a fierce reaction from the SYRIZA-ANEL administration, which accused Mitsotakis and faithful business interests of trying to bring down the government. ANEL leader
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Coalition back-and-forth over name deal belies election strategy
PoliticsGreek Politics, thereby dismissing the request made by Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos. The ANEL chief had suggested on Tuesday that the agreement with Skopje should be approved... to highlight the benefits of exiting the programme and the return of growth. Kammenos and ANEL
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