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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agoracall that took place between Papandreou and Samaras, but it made no sense for the ND leader to jump... the second programme, called Independent Greeks (ANEL) managed to exceed 10 percent despite having... nationalists ANEL instead of the centrist liberals of To Potami, which had come fourth and had more seats
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Fresh accusations against NGOs as govt hardens stance on migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsproving that NGOs were helping to transport Somali refugees to Turkey, paying for their visas... were also shown video testimony purporting to be from Somali migrants, who said they were told
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Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsor postponed, thereby making the prospect of holding elections in 2019 a less daunting one. A scenario... on the pension cuts. There are some within the government who feel that Tsipras should not countenance holding... that junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) is not due to support the deal in Parliament
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Developments, poll data spark new round of speculation over elections
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, other reasons are also cited for Tsipras apparently giving thought to holding elections... of Centrists and Independent Greeks (ANEL) are seen falling short of the 3 percent threshold... by the government, before making a choice about when to hold the elections. The option of holding national polls
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Newsletter 47 - 16/10/2015
the pattern for Greek politics over the next few months. Independent Greeks (ANEL) MPs. The only one... was ANEL’s Nikos Nikolopoulos, who heads the one-man Christian Democratic party. A hard right... with PASOK and Democratic Left (DIMAR). His stance is seen as having more to do with ANEL leader
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Review nears conclusion, parties turn to political future
PoliticsGreek Politics’s 13 regions, holding a SYRIZA congress to make changes to the party’s charter, changing... about the possibility that SYRIZA’s coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL) may be trying to broaden its reach among right-wing voters. There have been reports that ANEL leader Panos Kammenos
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis take messages abroad but face disquiet at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsanswer. It is known, however, that the Public Debt Management Agency has been holding talks... from junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), reducing the government’s parliamentary majority to two. This was followed by a fierce reaction from the SYRIZA-ANEL administration, which accused
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Change to date of local elections adds to expectations of May national vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin favour of the local ballot being held earlier. Skourletis said the change was made because holding...-government sentiment and prevent a damaging result for SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL... of SYRIZA and ANEL in the general elections. Both Skourletis and Tzanakopoulos insisted
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MP's departure ahead of multi-bill vote highlights pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsreceiving a phone call from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The premier contacted him following... Independent Greeks (ANEL), where another MP – Nikos Nikolopoulos – is threatening not to vote for the multi... government was formed, apparently due to ANEL leader Panos Kammenos’s decision not to include him
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