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Samaras hopes for Merkel fillip as gloom grips Greek coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe German leader’s backing as a troika review was in danger of foundering on differences over... face in winning the next general elections if they are held soon. A survey carried out by Macedonia University and published by Skai TV on Wednesday night gave SYRIZA a six-point lead over New Democracy
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How snap elections in Greece fit into Samaras's strategy
Agoraconsensus. The premier’s admission in a TV interview on Saturday that snap elections would suit him... in serious danger of being unable to meet its debt obligations over the next few months. Even if SYRIZA... of closing out the troika negotiations. Samaras will know very well that his chances of winning a snap
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Kasselakis takes up leadership challenge as SYRIZA struggles to retain credibility
PoliticsGreek Politics. The danger for SYRIZA, though, is that the ongoing whirlwind that has accompanied Kasselakis since his... Analysis poll for Mega TV, which suggested that just 10.4 pct of voters intend to back the left-wing... the current leader stays in place or is replaced, the task of winning back this trust is huge
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Diffuse support fuels speculation about change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat if the electoral law does not change, there is a danger that the general elections will deliver unstable... survey aired by Mega TV on Thursday indicated that although support for New Democracy has edged up... bonus system that leads to the winning party gaining up to 50 bonus seats based on its share of the vote
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New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Action24 TV last week indicated that around 70 pct of Greeks are not satisfied with the explanations... is a symbolic move since ND has a comfortable majority in the House (158/300 MPs) and is in no danger.... The most immediate danger for Mitsotakis is that the Tempe furore contributes to ND’s share of the vote
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Gr...
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agoraand - even if they hang on for another year or two - they will not be able to rid themselves of the stigma... of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said that a legally-binding commitment to implement further debt... into any binding discussion about debt relief. However, it is doubtful if Tsipras’s hard-pressed MPs
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Tension rises in Greece but creditors see potential for agreement soon
PoliticsGreek PoliticsProspects for a deal between Greece and its lenders hang in the balance going into the Orthodox Easter weekend after another round of inconclusive talks on Wednesday. Alternate Finance Minister... up hope of finding common ground with its lenders, even if that may lead to more concessions from
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ND braces for rural backlash to OPEKEPE scandal as law and order initiatives take centre stage
PoliticsGreek Politicsstruggled to hang on to conservative voters alienated by socially liberal policies implemented earlier... appears to be redirecting its efforts at winning back socially conservative voters with a raft
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Newsletter 125 -30/06/2017
in. Of course, the danger for the prime minister is that in making such an ambitious claim, he has... agreement. A University of Macedonia poll for Skai TV, made public on Monday, indicated that only 13... by referring the matter to a prosecutor, especially after the convict claimed his life was in danger
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