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The possible scenarios for avoiding snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsis for some compromise deal to emerge in the coming days. Change of candidate Since Dimas... to be a candidate with enough gravitas to carry the burden of responsibility. Deal on early elections One possibility is that the parties strike a deal for early elections next year in return
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Greece: The moment of truth is inexorably approaching
Agoraon of pushing for a “political deal” is going nowhere: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who he... have appeared as an odd coupling at first, the coalition deal between SYRIZA and the Independent... be a referendum to gain a fresh mandate, secure public backing for the new deal, and impose intra-party
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Close call on IMF payment puts Tsipras under more pressure at home, abroad
PoliticsGreek Politicsa deal with lenders as soon as possible. The revelation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wrote... aides reportedly fear that if they back the deal in Parliament they will be consigned to existing... to be included in any deal could provide a basis for the party to vote against the agreement
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Newsletter 29 - 05/06/2015
, or if the deal on offer breaches too many of the government’s “red lines”, voters should be asked... candidate list, giving him a more cooperative parliamentary group to deal with if the leftists win the vote. The other reason is to obtain a mandate to reject the deal on offer from the institutions
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Tsipras opts for referendum, leaving many issues open
PoliticsGreek Politicsa “Yes” vote as well. It is not clear by this if he meant that he would then implement the deal... and allow it to push for a better deal from creditors. Recent opinion polls have indicated that more than 50 percent of Greeks were in favour of Tsipras accepting a deal with lenders, even if it meant
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MPs vote for referendum amid growing uncertainty about euro membership
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Parliament in the early hours of Sunday morning. However, a great deal of uncertainty continues... the creditors’ deal and implement it. However, this argument is also severely problematic as the lenders... should agree to lenders’ proposals, while 33 percent is opposed to the deal. Another 18.4 percent
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Yes to the referendum, no to the way it's being held
Agorathe offer means that Greeks will walk into polling booths on Sunday to vote on a deal that no longer... the result, sign up to the deal and implement the agreement. This proposition is clearly fiction... to give Greece a better deal. The last six months should have made this much clear: There is no other
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Between Scylla and Charybdis
Agorawith the troika and a swift deal with better terms. This is where Alexis Tsipras’s logic loses me... in a better negotiating position and that the other side will be in any way inclined to offer him a deal... attempt to get a better deal, a weak symbolic gesture calling for the end to austerity that is likely
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Tsipras has until Sunday to keep Greece in euro, must pass measures immediately
PoliticsGreek Politicsall the EU members. He said this would be needed because in the case of a failure to reach a deal... in January and now leaves his government with a huge task over the coming days. The details of the deal are still not known but it appears that the framework will involve a short-term bridging deal
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Tsipras denies Grexit plan, has work to do to keep Greece in euro
PoliticsGreek Politicsand booed by others, the prime minister insisted that a deal could be reached by the Sunday deadline set.... A government non-paper stressed that the new deal would cover Greece for a longer period than... for Tsipras in his efforts to convince his party to reach a deal. The swift attempt to put
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