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SYRIZA buffeting continues as parties get set for official start of election race All the indications are that Greece will appoint a caretaker prime minister on Friday, paving the way for elections to be held, most probably on September 20.
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Tsipras bides his time on confidence vote, weighs up options The government appears to be heading towards a confidence vote in Parliament that could then trigger snap elections in Greece but there is some doubt regarding exactly how events will unfold in the weeks ahead.
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Tsipras wins vote on 3rd bailout but loses more MPs, raising probability of snap polls The third bailout passed through Greek Parliament comfortably on Friday morning but a growing rebellion from SYRIZA MPs left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a less than comfortable position.
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Lafazanis out of blocks early, announces anti-bailout party ahead of bailout vote The leader of SYRIZA’s Left Platform, Panayiotis Lafazanis, got out of the blocks early on Thursday as he announced the creation of an anti-bailout party several hours before Parliament was due to vote on the third bailout.
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Tsipras lays down gauntlet to SYRIZA rebels, proposes September congress or members' vote Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras issued an open challenge to the dissenters within SYRIZA on Thursday when he proposed either an emergency congress in September or a ballot of member this Sunday to assess the party's position on the agreement for a third bailout.
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No further damage for Tsipras in second vote as SYRIZA stand-off continues Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras emerged unscathed from the latest vote on prior actions demanded by Greece’s lenders before talks on a third bailout can begin.
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Outcome of next vote on prior actions to set tone for political developments Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras hopes to clear this week the last legislative hurdle at home before resuming negotiations with lenders on the details of a third bailout for Greece.
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Tsipras suffers serious knocks in prior actions vote but emerges on his feet Greek Parliament approved early on Thursday the first set of prior actions demanded by the country’s lenders but almost 40 SYRIZA MPs failed to support the measures, leaving Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras teetering but probably with enough backing to survive for the time being.
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Who voted "No" in Sunday's referendum? Public Issue, one of the leading opinion polling companies in Greece, published on Monday the demographics of the “Nο” vote of Sunday’s referendum, providing useful insight into the outcome.
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MPs vote for referendum amid growing uncertainty about euro membership Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s proposal for a referendum to be held this coming Sunday (July 5) on whether Greece should accept the bailout terms offered by the country’s lenders was approved by Parliament in the early hours of Sunday morning.