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Tsipras seen clinching 151 votes as doubts surface about name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKammenos and his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party from the coalition means that barring any last-minute... on Monday, three ANEL MPs (Elena Kountoura, Vassilis Kokkalis and Thanassis Papachristopoulos) had... of confidence. Kostas Zouraris of ANEL is also expected to support the government. Given that Deputy
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Greek parties face fine balance as they discuss name issue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament (Public Issue has the Union of Centrists on 2.5 percent and ANEL on 2 percent), the winning... has caused some tension between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL), with ministers and MPs...), but on the borderline of clear parliamentary majority, and ANEL on 2 percent, 1 point short of the threshold
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Clearer picture ahead of confidence vote but Tsipras not secure yet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsElena Kountoura, an MP with departing coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL). Kountoura’s announcement led to ANEL leader and departed defence minister Panos Kammenos ousting her from his party. He took the same action with another ANEL lawmaker, Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Vassilis
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Encouragement for Tsipras ahead of key vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) will oppose the pact with Skopje (possibly bar one or two of the nationalist party’s... the government fails. During a visit to Cyprus ahead of Christmas, Defence Minister and ANEL leader... not think Tsipras will be able to continue governing beyond May if ANEL leaves the coalition ahead
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Tsipras and Kammenos set aside speculation and focus on coalition's key goals
PoliticsGreek Politics. The biggest potential hurdle along this path is the Macedonia name issue, where SYRIZA and ANEL have...’s office to insist, as he has done before, that SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) will remain... prominent issues. The ANEL leader dismissed the claims of a rift, saying it was the work of “those who
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Merkel backing for name deal overshadowed by coalition leaders' crucial talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Panos Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL..., especially if he does not have any support from ANEL MPs. SYRIZA currently has 145 lawmakers.... This is what the two men had agreed in September. He will also reportedly ask for any ANEL
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Name and shame
Agora(ANEL) MP and the vandalism of the city’s Holocaust memorial. The impression left is that if Mitsotakis... that their coalition partner is whistling a completely different tune to them. Defence Minister and ANEL leader... a majority in Parliament without the support of ANEL (PASOK and To Potami seem willing to back
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No bounce for Tsipras in poll as cracks appear in centre-left
PoliticsGreek Politicsaffected by the hosting of refugees and migrants. The other islands that enjoyed a discount saw... should the latter’s alliance with Independent Greeks (ANEL) and the party’s leader, Panos Kammenos, come... over the party’s leadership, according to Metron Analysis. The Macedonia name deal is seen as a key
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Tsipras goes big on minimum wage, hoping to enhance election hopes
PoliticsGreek Politics. Tsipras said that this was a measure the government owed to “those who saw their wages reduced by 22... Independent Greeks (ANEL). Opinions are divided also on whether this will take place soon or at all.... to distract voters’ attention from the Macedonia name deal. It appears that the centre-right party may invest
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Kammenos deviation raises more questions about coalition's endurance
PoliticsGreek Politics, Independent Greeks (ANEL). During his visit to Washington, Kammenos suggested an alternative plan... to reports, SYRIZA and ANEL officials were taken aback by Kammenos’s comments as his proposals had... speaker Nikos Voutsis also appeared perplexed by the suggestions made by the ANEL leader
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