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DIMAR won't vote for coalition's presidential candidate, wants SYRIZA alliance
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras asked for a confidence vote next week so his government will gain more time to improve its fortunes before the process to elect a new president of the republic begins in February.
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Samaras buys some time with request for confidence vote
Amid growing speculation that he would call early elections, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has decided to go in another direction entirely.
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To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters
To Potami, the centrist party founded by journalist Stavros Theodorakis in February, has published the closest thing to a manifesto it has produced in the last seven months.
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DIMAR's collapse continues, leaving doubts about presidential vote and centre-left
The decline of former coalition partner Democratic Left (DIMAR) continued on Tuesday when MP Spyros Lykoudis, one of the party’s leading figures, announced he is quitting to become an independent lawmaker.
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Samaras tax cut pledges aimed at MPs rather than voters
Greece is no different from other countries in that when prime ministers announce tax cuts it is usually to win over voters before elections. However, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s pledge on Saturday to reduce taxes was a little different: It was aimed at preventing elections.
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Coalition caught between pleasing lenders and voters ahead of next troika review
The troika wrapped up a brief assessment of the Greek adjustment programme this week, leaving the coalition facing an uphill task to be ready for the inspectors’ return in mid-September, when a much more substantial review will take place.
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SYRIZA leads in most age groups, professions but coalition parties dominant among pensioners
Greece’s political parties have been looking at the May 25 European election results to understand whether there has been a decisive shift in public opinion that makes a SYRIZA or New Democracy win in a national vote more or less likely.
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EU vote highlights Greek center-left's urgent need for renewal
The expectation that the PASOK-led Elia alliance would receive less than the 8 percent it got in the European Parliament elections on Sunday has to some extent disguised the deep problems within the centre-left party.
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Historic victory for SYRIZA in EU vote unlikely to dislodge Greek coalition
SYRIZA secured a clear and historic win in Sunday’s European Parliament elections in Greece but its failure to improve on its share of the vote from the 2012 general elections and a slightly better than expected showing from the PASOK-led Elia (Olive Tree) alliance means that the victory is unlikely to be enough to force an immediate national vote.
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PASOK's future hangs in balance as Greece prepares for EU vote
There are a number of factors to look out for in Sunday’s elections in Greece but perhaps the most crucial of all is what the results will mean for the future of PASOK.