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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
PoliticsPM relies on relief, labour deal as farmers protest and Tsipras publishesGreece’s political... subsidies and a labour deal pitched as historic add to the mix, leaving the government fighting to keep... no sign of fading, and risks eroding the government’s credibility among rural voters. Labour deal
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Newsletter 6 - 5/12/2014
February's ballot on new head of state could be referendum on troika deal With an agreement between...’s seal of approval before signing any deal. The presidential ballot will, in effect, become a referendum among lawmakers on whether Greece should accept the terms of the deal it is offered
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The one question SYRIZA needs to answer
Agoraclose to the top job, Tsipras should explicitly outline how he plans to deal with the financing... not include national elections, to deal with those financing needs is to conclude the review by end.... In contrast, a SYRIZA-led government will have to deal with a programme extension that will be expiring
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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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