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SYRIZA fails to make any friends with new public sector wage grid The government has found itself under attack from all sides over the changes to the public sector wage grid, which are due to be voted on in Parliament on Tuesday evening.
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Deflated SYRIZA shuns broader political cooperation for now A meeting of SYRIZA’s central committee over the weekend ended with the members rejecting the idea of broadening the governing coalition and deciding to hold the party congress in April.
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SYRIZA tries to compose itself ahead of next vote on prior actions Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to address SYRIZA’s central committee on Saturday, ahead of the upcoming vote on the next set of bailout-related prior actions.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras seeks MPs' loyalty before next vote, leaves door open on future alliances Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sought in a televised interview on Monday night to quash any discussion about him forming a broader coalition but also sent a message to his own MPs, who may be wavering ahead of votes on a new set of prior actions in the next few days and pension reforms in January.
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Tsipras turns attention to nervy party ahead of new measures Alexis Tsipras called a meeting of his parliamentary group on Tuesday amid insistence from the government that there is no danger of further defections despite the challenging measures the coalition has to adopt in the coming weeks.
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Uncertainty lingers after Tsipras and opposition leaders find no common ground A meeting of party leaders on Saturday did nothing to clear up the uncertainty surrounding the short-term future of Greek politics as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to convince his rivals he was making a genuine effort to find common ground.
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With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders Alexis Tsipras took the unusual step of requesting a meeting of party leaders on Thursday, which comes a few days after he appealed for a minimum level of consensus between the government and the opposition.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Tsipras visits Israel but his aims are not yet clear Greece and Israel made the first steps towards a concrete rapprochement in 2010, which was initiated by the then Prime Minister George Papandreou.
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New Democracy bewildered by ballot failure as Tsipras solicits consensus New Democracy’s electoral committee is due to meet at 1 p.m. on Monday to decide what action to take next after the party failed to hold its leadership election on Sunday due to software problems.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Positive mood but little substance in Tsipras's Turkey visit Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first official visit to Turkey ended with no major breakthrough on Wednesday either with regard to the refugee crisis or the crucial issues related to bilateral relations.