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  1. Probe into LAOS leader could spark contest for party's voters

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The future of Giorgos Karatzaferis, the leader of the ultranationalist Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS... investigated by a parliamentary committee. The LAOS leader denies any wrongdoing and has insisted he... a winding route over the last few years, from making the surprise move to join the interim government

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  2. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln in September
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF... during the first nine months of the year. Personal income tax (PIT) was below target by 763 million

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  3. Karatzaferis offers to boost New Democracy's right wing with LAOS alliance
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    -nationalist Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS), Giorgos Karatzaferis, suggested that he is interested... clashed with the party’s then leader Kostas Karamanlis. Karatzaferis then formed LAOS, which... nationalist, anti-immigration stance. As a result of LAOS’s policies, Karamanlis refused to cooperate

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  4. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

    Agora

    Greece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern

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  5. Putin visit highlights potential, but also limitations, of Greece-Russia ties

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    There was much enthusiasm in Athens about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit on Friday... the limitations facing their relationship. Putin's visit to Greece was clearly linked to his wish to visit... and, in this context, would welcome any interest from Russia. This meant that Putin, who was accompanied

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  6. Poll reaffirms positive view of Putin among Greeks
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    Society

    still when asked about Russian leader Vladimir Putin, with 67 percent of respondents saying... Donald Trump (73 percent negative). The positive opinion of Putin was based in part on perceptions..., 41.5 percent of Greeks said Putin, followed by 27.5 percent for Merkel and only 5 percent for Trump

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  7. General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s general government (gg) primary cash deficit came to 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of the year compared to a surplus of 4.53 billion in the same period last year, according... at a deficit of 7.01 billion euros. The budget primary balance for the same time last year came

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  8. Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its

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  9. Europe, the euro and a leader like Putin: survey reveals mixed views of Greeks in 2018
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    Society

    the ideal political leader for Greece would resemble, 30 percent chose Vladimir Putin. Regarding work

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  10. EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
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    Agora

    . These elections elevated another party from the far right, Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution). Led by a Putin-loving... Orthodox Rally (LAOS). The far-right party, which was briefly part of an interim governing coalition... of Mitsotakis’s success, both in gaining control of his party and winning the European elections, has been

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