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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered a comfortable majority and a second four-year term for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, dealt... into 158 seats in Parliament. Main opposition party SYRIZA saw its support dwindle even further
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK... on social media. It should also be noted that the Communist Party (KKE) saw its candidates win six
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Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
PoliticsGreek Politics. The discussion focussed mainly on Friday’s murder of two Golden Dawn members and the troika’s... took place over a month after rapper Pavlos Fyssas was killed by a Golden Dawn member, Samaras... criticising the Greeks who had voted for neofascist Golden Dawn. “There are no Nazi roots in Greece
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
Agorato all manner of “indignados” venting their frustration any way they choose. Those on the left saw... neighbours, supported LGBTQ rights, spoke out against Golden Dawn and voiced his exasperation when faced... the flow of voters to Golden Dawn. In the run-up to the 2012 elections, for example, the opposition leader
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Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016
at an accelerating pace of 3.8 percent. Retail volume also declined by 2.2 percent. The fall... was beaten again. Despite the economy entering recession, Greece being monitored for its oversized public
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
be beaten, the coalition can implement measures aimed at lightening the burden for taxpayers. The kind... up by 0.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q4, significantly decelerating from the upward revised 2.2
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Government sets out fiscal plan, prepares multi-bill in shadow of deadly wildfire
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor this year to 2.2 pct, increasing to 2.3 pct next year. The primary surplus for this year is expected... beaten, even though the authorities say he died of natural causes. New Left MPs took part
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Newsletter 76 - 03/06/2016
in Q4 2015. Investments (-6.8 percent) and exports (-3.3 percent) saw the biggest drops. Retail trade... that lower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012... saw their earnings from wages sink the most (by 16.4 to 34.6 percent) between 2008 and 2012, while
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Attacks on Chios refugee camp underline precarious balance on islands
PoliticsGreek Politicsunder a sustained attack last week from suspected supporters of far-right Golden Dawn, leading... for the migrants’ plight, islanders saw tourism revenues drop this summer and this has stoked some resentment. Golden Dawn has sensed an opportunity and has tried to tap into this anger. Its spokesman and MP
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Strong showing in local elections for ND as it targets majority in national vote
PoliticsGreek Politics) on 4.5 to 6.5 percent, neo-Nazi Golden Dawn with 4 to 6 percent, while ultra-nationalist Elliniki... one seat), SYRIZA will gain 74 seats, KINAL 23, KKE 16, Golden Dawn 15, Greek Solution 12 seats... seats, SYRIZA 77, KINAL 25, KKE 17, Golden Dawn 15 and Greek Solution 12. Venizelos The build-up
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