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Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts, looks for party balance and broad appeal New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to reduce the ENFIA property level by 30 percent in his first two years of governing, suggesting that he has identified tax cuts as the main tool for attracting voters to his party.
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New Democracy latches on to SYRIZA confusion over law and order The government’s discomfort at having to take on activists has become increasingly obvious this week, providing New Democracy with ammunition for its attacks on the coalition on the “law and order” front.
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Simple majority for new electoral law, which threatens future complications As had been expected, the new electoral law was approved in Parliament on Thursday night but with a simple majority rather than a supermajority of at least 200 votes.
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Coalition to focus on constitutional reform after electoral law, as TV tender progresses Any last remaining hope that the government had of clinching a supermajority in Thursday’s vote on the new electoral law was extinguished on Tuesday when Golden Dawn said it would not take part in the ballot.
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Electoral law vote brought forward, refugee crisis returns to political agenda The vote on the government’s proposal regarding a new electoral system will take place on Thursday this week, rather than Friday as had originally been planned.
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Tsipras eyes connection with voters through changes to constitution, electoral system Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has suggested that he may put planned changes to Greece’s Constitution, including the election of the president by the people rather than Parliament, to a referendum.
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Coalition and opposition make proposal and counter-proposal in build-up to electoral law vote The apparent bartering over the proposed changes to Greece’s electoral law is intensifying as the vote on the government’s bill approaches.
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Coalition goes in search of deciding votes for electoral law, prepares more legislation Parliament will be at the heart of political activity in Greece in the coming days as the government continues its effort to garner votes for its proposal to change the electoral system, while preparing a series of other bills as well.
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Coalition tweaks draft electoral law in hope of clinching supermajority The government has tweaked the electoral reform bill, hoping that a minor change will increase its chances of gaining the votes of at least 200 MPs so that new system can apply immediately.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
After Brexit vote, Tsipras stresses need for political response to EU shortcomings Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose a rather political response to the result of the UK referendum on Friday, highlighting the European Union’s failings and calling for progressive forces in the EU to make more of an impact on the decision-making process.