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Coalition struggles to contend with fallout from football crisis The government is finding it difficult to put the incident involving PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis behind it even though the Greek-Russian businessman and his family have reportedly returned to Russia.
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PM sparks speculation with Theodorakis talks as centre-left gears up for congress In a move that caused a stir within Greece’s centre-left, To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday afternoon.
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Football chairman's actions threaten to blow coalition off course again The government was forced to put to one side on Monday the tension with Turkey and clashes with New Democracy as it was forced to act on the latest crisis with potentially serious political implications, which emanated from a rather unlikely source: Greek football.
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Coalition's moves on public sector hirings under scrutiny The government’s approach to hirings in the public sector has come under scrutiny after a couple of developments this week.
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New Democracy targets SYRIZA over law and order, independent institutions The Greek government’s opponents are looking for other issues apart from the programme exit to focus on in an attempt to halt any possible opinion poll rebound for SYRIZA.
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Tension between coalition and political opponents here to stay Even though Greece’s lenders are turning their attention towards debt relief and the programme exit, two of the most valuable political prizes Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants to claim ahead of the next elections, the government still seems to believe it can gain from tension with its political opponents.
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Amid exit speculation, growth strategy offers chance for coalition to show intentions The conclusion of the current round of negotiations with the institutions in Athens on Thursday was accompanied by a reiteration on the government’s behalf that it would like to make as clean an exit as possible from the programme this summer.
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Tsipras opts for modest changes to cabinet rather than renewal Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday evening that was limited in scope and with few notable changes, suggesting that his main priority was to keep his government on an even keel.
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Reshuffle scenarios resurface for Tsipras after ministers resign over rent subsidies Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may be forced to put into action his plans for a cabinet reshuffle after losing two ministers unexpectedly.
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No sign of coalition letting up on Novartis case as poll shows gap closing The Novartis affair continued to dominate the domestic political scene over the weekend, with the government suggesting that more revelations could surface in the days to come.