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Bond difficulties put a dent in coalition's exit plans The apparent shelving of plans to conduct a long-term bond issue following the conclusion of the third bailout in August has put another dent in the government’s hopes of making as clean a break as possible from the programme, providing its opponents with ammunition in the process.
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Tsipras waits on name issue and debt talks, Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts for tourism Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is waiting for two key developments in the coming days – the Macedonia name talks and the debt relief discussions among Greece’s lenders - that could define his premiership.
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Mitsotakis applies pressure over MoU exit and name talks Political developments in Italy, and the effect they are having on bond yields, as well as the discussions with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), which have entered a crucial phase, are putting more pressure on the Greek government.
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Parties mark out battle lines for next elections The debate on the government’s growth strategy in Parliament on Wednesday prompted some fierce exchanges between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his opponents in what many see as the drawing of battle lines ahead of the next elections.
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New Democracy proceeds with renewal, puts centrists under pressure New Democracy has taken a step towards the renewal that its leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been promising since being elected with a shake-up of its local representation.
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Splits and alliances on leaders' minds as thoughts turn to next elections The prospect of snap elections later this year or by next summer are creating a strange dynamic on the Greek political scene as the governing parties and the opposition try both to deal blows to each other but also to explore the possibility of future alliances.
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Speculation about timing of next general elections intensifies The timing of the next general elections is back on the lips of Greek politicians, with both SYRIZA and New Democracy fuelling talk of when the next vote might be held.
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Mitsotakis scoffs at coalition's MoU exit strategy, challenges PM to elections In his attempt to reveal weaknesses in the government’s bailout exit strategy, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has challenged Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call snap elections this year.
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PM tries to halt election speculation as poll gap widens Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has asked SYRIZA MPs and members to refrain from speculating about the next elections as polls continue to show the government suffering wear and tear from its handling of foreign policy issues in particular.
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Politicians increasingly focussing on post-MoU landscape Although dozens of prior actions from the fourth review have to be completed in the coming days, the Greek government is doing its utmost to focus on the period after the exit from the programme.