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Tsipras faces dissent from SYRIZA MPs but serious rift unlikely at this stage The size of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s task in keeping his party united through the challenging process of implementing the agreement his government has reached with Greece’s creditors became evident on Wednesday night.
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Reform proposals to define size of Tsipras's task in keeping party on board Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s effort to keep his party on board with the terms of the agreement at Friday’s Eurogroup begins in earnest on Monday when lenders are due to examine the government’s initial reform proposals, which are due to form the basis for the four-month extension.
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SYRIZA's own goals one of main threats to party's poll lead Going into the final stretch of the election campaign, opinion polls indicate that SYRIZA’s victory – although not necessarily an outright parliamentary majority - is assured, barring any dramatic developments next week.
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Undecided voters could still decide crucial aspects of Greek elections A total of 9,834,970 Greeks are registered to vote in the January 25 elections but the result could still be shaped by around 1 in 10 voters who have yet to make up their minds.
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Heading for slim election win, SYRIZA tries to secure MPs' loyalty Three opinion polls (RC Pulse, GPO and Alco) published on Wednesday gave SYRIZA a diminishing but still decisive lead over New Democracy, although none suggested that the leftists would win an outright majority in the January 25 elections.
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Final presidential vote likely to segue into snap elections for Greece The Greek government goes into the final round of the presidential vote on Monday knowing it is unlikely that its candidate, Stavros Dimas, will be elected and that snap national elections will have to be called.
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PoliticsGreek Politics![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/26/samaras_1000_myrto_2611-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Greek PM offers no more incentives for presidential vote, braces for snap elections Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has decided not to increase the offer he made last Sunday in a bid to secure the election of Stavros Dimas as president in the third and final vote on Monday.
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Coalition edges towards 180 votes for president but close to exhausting resources The government will be on a slightly stronger footing going into the third and decisive presidential ballot on December 29 after candidate Stavros Dimas drew 168 votes in the second round on Tuesday.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Samaras softens stance on snap elections as decisive presidential vote looms In one more tactical move before the critical final vote for president, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras softened his stance on Sunday, offering a deal to any parties or MPs that back his candidate Stavros Dimas and help avoid snap elections.
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New claim of attempt to bribe MP casts shadow over presidential vote New allegations of attempts to bribe an Independent Greeks MP have surfaced, threatening to cast a shadow over the presidential vote and perhaps affect the way that undecided parliamentarians vote.