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EU elections do not mark end of numbers game in Greek politics The results of the European Parliament elections in Greece have put any prospects of snap general elections, even though SYRIZA has made a formal request for the country to go to the polls soon.
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Elections results present fresh challenges for SYRIZA and New Democracy The final results from Sunday’s European Parliament elections confirmed that SYRIZA gained a victory of 3.9 percentage points over New Democracy but the outcome of the ballot left both parties to think about in the weeks ahead.
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Five things to watch for in today's elections in Greece Today’s European Parliament and local elections in Greece are expected to produce a wealth of political factors that will have a bearing on the country’s future.
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Bookies see clear win for SYRIZA in EU elections but not in local vote Following the first round of local elections in Greece on May 18, betting companies have not made any material revisions to their odds for the winning party in the European Parliament (EP) elections on Sunday. They have, though, adjusted odds for the winners of local elections.
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What kind of poll win does SYRIZA need to eye snap elections? There will be a number of results to look out for in Greece’s elections on Sunday: Will SYRIZA win any of the key cities or regions? Will independents reign over party nominees? Will New Democracy prevail in the regional vote? But the result that will dominate proceedings will be who wins the European Parliament elections and by how much.
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Golden Dawn rears its head in local polls, prompting rethink from main parties The first round of local elections on Sunday reinforced the belief that the threat of Golden Dawn to Greece’s political system has not disappeared and it has forced the mainstream parties to come up with new ways of tackling the matter.
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Five things to take away from the first round of Greek local elections The first round of municipal and regional elections in Greece on Sunday produced some surprises but few definitive answers about how the country will vote in the European Parliament polls on May 25 and how this might affect political developments.
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What is the bookies' take on the Greek local elections? Greeks voted in municipal and regional elections on Sunday. Unlike opinion polls, which officially ended last Friday, online betting on local elections was still being offered throughout Sunday.
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First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced The initial impression (based on faulty exit polls) that Sunday’s local elections would be remembered only for unexpected SYRIZA victories proved wide of the mark.
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Local elections in Greece a precursor of European vote The first round of Greece’s local elections on Sunday serves as a pre-cursor to the European Parliament polls a week later, when much clearer conclusions will be drawn about the country’s short-term political future.