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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.
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Tsipras fends off election rumours, Mitsotakis talks up moderate qualities Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attempted this week to dampen the latest round of speculation regarding when the next general elections might be held.
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Mitsotakis starts to put New Democracy on election footing New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told his party to start preparing for general elections in the near future and has described the upcoming vote as a moment for “catharsis and rebooting.”
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Coalition struggles to contend with fallout from football crisis The government is finding it difficult to put the incident involving PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis behind it even though the Greek-Russian businessman and his family have reportedly returned to Russia.
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No sign of coalition letting up on Novartis case as poll shows gap closing The Novartis affair continued to dominate the domestic political scene over the weekend, with the government suggesting that more revelations could surface in the days to come.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Parliamentary inquiry to handle bribery claims as parties build differing narratives A debate lasting more than 20 hours ended early on Thursday with Parliament voting to set up a preliminary judicial inquiry into claims that Novartis bribed 10 politicians to secure favourable treatment.