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Auctions, strikes trouble Tsipras but focus still on programme exit
PoliticsGreek Politicswill require a quorum of more than 50 percent of first-degree unions to call a strike, rather than a third... the possibility of the prime minister being forced to call snap elections in the spring, before
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Athens takes cautious approach to Turkish words and actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsevening. The purpose of the phone call was to dial down the rhetoric and prevent the situation in the Aegean from getting out of hand. Before the phone call, the Turkish Foreign Ministry accused Athens
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Tsipras fends off election rumours, Mitsotakis talks up moderate qualities
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the possibility of Tsipras deciding to call snap elections soon after Greece exits its third...’s lead may be enough to convince Tsipras to call snap elections this year rather than wait until
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Mitsotakis scoffs at coalition's MoU exit strategy, challenges PM to elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his attempt to reveal weaknesses in the government’s bailout exit strategy, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has challenged Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call snap elections this year.... And if they are not afraid of New Democracy, let them take us on.” Mitsotakis said he challenged Tsipras to call
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Newsletter 160 -04/05/2018
Opposition leaders fuel election talk As Mitsotakis and Gennimata call for snap polls, Tsipras mulls his options The discussion about when the next Greek general elections should take place has been... are in play. The first is for Tsipras to call a snap vote later this year in a bid to capitalise
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An uncertain and wasted year for Italy
Agoralisted in their “contract” ahead of the next vote. M5S’ call for the impeachment of Mattarella... a clear Euro-exit platform, the two parties will call for a more combative approach towards Brussels
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PM stands by Macedonia name deal, Kammenos continues to sow confusion
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the current government has handed over the right to Greece’s neighbours to call themselves... be to call snap elections. While some of Kammenos’s suggestions seem far-fetched, it was noticeable
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Tsipras and Kammenos vow to stick together until further notice
PoliticsGreek Politicsand then call snap elections for May, which is thought to be his target anyway. This way, both leaders would..., while Tsipras would have a reason to call elections before the end of the government’s four-year
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Pension deal rekindles speculation about election date
PoliticsGreek Politics, for the last few weeks it has seemed more likely that he would opt to call elections a few months earlier... make it tempting for Tsipras to call elections as soon as possible. While nothing can be ruled out
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Kammenos walks out on coalition, triggers confidence vote that will affect timing of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsand wants all ANEL’s ministers to do the same. As a consequence, Tsipras said that he would call...), there will be no pressure on him to call snap elections. The option will remain open to him, though, if he believes
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