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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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Vote on same-sex civil unions reveals common ground and divisions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), including leader Panos Kammenos, did not vote for the law. PASOK, To Potami, the Union... within the government. ANEL has cultivated its image on being socially conservative and close..., there was a positive surprise in three ANEL lawmakers breaking with their party line and voting in favour
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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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Amid coalition bickering, Skopje vote lights up path to snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsturbulence. Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), told a meeting... position could not be clearer.” The ANEL chief did not make it clear if his departure from.... ANEL could, theoretically, leave the coalition but continue to back SYRIZA in crucial votes
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Stress and strain for gov't from farmers protests, police appointments
PoliticsGreek Politicsat paving the way for negotiations). It is thought that Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader and Defence... for the government, especially as he would be the second ANEL MP to leave the post (his predecessor Dimitris... the government’s three-seat majority. Sgouridis would leave the ministry but not ANEL’s parliamentary group
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