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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.
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Greece makes new proposals in search for deal acceptable to lenders and MPs
Greece submitted some updated proposals to its lenders on Tuesday in the hope of breaking an impasse in bailout talks ahead of a planned meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and other European leaders on Wednesday.
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Tsipras keeps IMF waiting, turns focus to MPs and opposition
Alexis Tsipras is due to speak in Greek Parliament at 6.30 p.m. local time on Friday in one of the defining political appearances of his career and one that is likely to have a pivotal impact on whether Greece can reach a deal with its lenders in the next few days.
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Growing scepticism of SYRIZA strategy but opposition parties fail to profit
The Greek public’s increasing scepticism about the government’s negotiating strategy has been emphasised by a new poll, which underlines, though, that opposition parties are not profiting from the growing doubts about SYRIZA.
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SYRIZA caught in push and pull between voters and members over deal
SYRIZA finds itself caught between party members and MPs, who are reluctant to sign up to a deal with lenders that will mean adopting more austerity measures, and Greek society, which is growing increasingly desperate for a deal as cash dries up.
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Opposition parties on hold, pending outcome of coalition talks with creditors
Greece’s opposition parties are among those that will be watching very closely over the next few days to see whether the government is able to reach an agreement with the institutions. The state of negotiations will play a crucial role in developments at New Democracy and PASOK.
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Greek relations with US on edge due to law allowing terrorist's release
Relations between Greece and the USA became much tenser this week as a result of Greek Parliament approving on Monday a Justice Ministry bill that paves the way for November 17 terrorist Savvas Xiros to be released from prison before the end of his sentence and placed under house arrest.