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Election Watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest election
Agorafive times to enter the European Parliament). Opinion polls put the party at around 4 percent, which would give it in the region of ten MPs. The party, set up in 1992, is still led by its founder
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Neither necessary, nor good
Agorathat a government with a broad majority (255 out of 300 MPs) was being put in place under... were set aside. The two main parties, the country’s media and Greece’s lenders appeared oblivious
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Tsipras raises debt relief at UN but refugee crisis may prove more pressing issue
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose to put the issue of debt relief front and centre when he spoke at the United Nations on Sunday, ahead of a busy few days of meetings in New York. Tsipras... further but could also create a new set of challenges in the main cities. Hundreds of migrants
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Limited results from Tsipras's diplomatic marathon in New York
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras brought back a mixed set if results to Athens after spending almost a week on New York for the 70th United Nations General Assembly. Held every year in mid... the issue of Greece's debt restructure to a wider audience, and to invite possible investors to put
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Opposition tells Tsipras it will resist upcoming bailout measures despite support in summer
PoliticsGreek Politics. Gennimata repeated the five red lines PASOK had set out during the election campaign: - No to mass... party. Unlike the other parties, however, Potami put forward a number of reform proposals, such as new
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First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved
EconomyProgramme. The government’s counter proposal suggests more relaxed criteria, with the value of the property being set.... Such a development will improve the outlook on the first review which has been put in doubt after
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EU-Turkey refugee agreement: A life saver or a dud?
Agoraif Ankara keeps up its end of the bargain and stems the flow of people, which has put such a strain... set a very negative precedent, which could see the EU locked into tacitly, or even directly
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New Democracy to take second stab at leadership vote on Dec 20
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe saga that is the New Democracy leadership election looks set to come to a conclusion as the four candidates have agreed to hold the ballot on Sunday, December 20. The party’s electoral committee... Typos newspaper on Friday put Tzitzikostas slightly ahead. Among the respondents saying they would vote
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Deflated SYRIZA shuns broader political cooperation for now
PoliticsGreek Politicsreform and the sale of the bulk of non-performing loans have been put off for a few weeks... resuming on Sunday, due to a lack of appetite for discussion. Members adopted on Sunday a set
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Will Tsipras ride the waves in 2016?
Agorabefore the next waves come crashing down. Tsipras started the year as the leader who would put... starting to have an impact in the city, which creates a different set of political complications
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