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Tsipras confounds expectations, creates new doubts by reviving coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsdifference was a surprise, as was the fact that SYRIZA saw its January support drop by less than 1... the right-wing party did not vote for, but this did not prove a major obstacle as there was support from... losing its support in key votes. What next? It is likely to become clear straight away whether Tsipras
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Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
Agora, SYRIZA lost 320,000 votes compared to January. Support for New Democracy was also down by almost 200,000... for the measures but in maintaining support while implementing them. Every Greek government has started... that a total of 258 out of 300 MPs will – in theory – support bailout-related legislation. However
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National Bank reveals capital plan, which includes sale of whole Finansbank stake
EconomyBankingfinancial support to cover the whole amount of capital needs under the adverse stress test scenario. However, the official capital support from the HFSF would trigger the bail-in instrument, meaning... brings the maximum capital support from private investors at 2.6 billion. The remaining 2 billion
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Vote on same-sex civil unions reveals common ground and divisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsto broad support that the bill was passed as six out of nine MPs from coalition partner Independent... of his MPs did not support their coalition partner should not be taken as a sign of a serious rift... the SYRIZA side of the government that it would support the law. This is one of the reasons
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Coalition tweaks draft electoral law in hope of clinching supermajority
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe support of the Communist Party (KKE), which is in favour of removing the bonus but does not support... the creation of a separate article regarding the 50-seat bonus secure the support of KKE..., have said that they will support the bill, taking the potential total to 197. This means
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Greeks underwhelmed by deal with lenders, stressing uphill task for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsbelieving it was a positive outcome. This underlines the extent to which Tsipras’s core support has been... unenviable position was also evident in the fact that support for New Democracy has risen by six points... strongly, and perhaps benefitting from SYRIZA’s demise, with support of 14 percent in third place
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Tsipras returns from US with positive sentiment but absence of tangible results
PoliticsForeign Policyappreciate Greek contributions to European energy security through its support of the Trans Adriatic... European partners on debt relief, are essential to support Greece’s return to sustainable growth... support for Greece to receive a restructuring package. “I have encouraged the prime minister in his
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PASOK emerges victorious from first round of centre-left leadership vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGiorgos Kaminis, who has enjoyed the Socialist party’s support on the two occasions he was elected... seeming to have benefited from the support of PASOK’s traditional, and ageing support, as well... leader of PASOK - after George Papandreou stood aside - with the support of 230,105 votes even
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Newsletter 141
Not for the first time during his premiership, Alexis Tsipras is being called upon to provide support... developments earlier in the week, when the government secured broad parliamentary support for its... Democracy continues to narrow. Although New Democracy still has a large lead over SYRIZA, support from
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Differences over Macedonia name issue put coalition unity under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe possibility of any potential agreement having the full support of the coalition. This prompted New... occasions since 2015 when ANEL has refused to support draft legislation in Parliament and there has never....” This suggests that SYRIZA believes it can secure the support of opposition parties, and therefore
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