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Odds on SYRIZA victory shorten ahead of elections Despite some minor fluctuations within the week, the betting odds on the eve of Sunday’s elections are similar to the trends evident since last Tuesday.
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Tsipras bid to focus campaign on corruption issue runs into trouble SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras’s plans to sway voters by making the fight against corruption, and links between politics and business, have been hit hard this week after the emergence of what appears to be a scandal involving former State Minister Alekos Flambouraris, one of his closest advisors.
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Bookmakers make minds up on SYRIZA election win Five days before the September 20 snap elections and in the aftermath of Monday’s debate between the leaders of SYRIZA and New Democracy, the latest betting odds provided by four bookies suggest there will be a clear result both for the winner and the third place.
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Tsipras and Meimarakis face off, bristle at idea of working together The Monday night televised debate between SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy chief Evangelos Meimarakis was much livelier than a discussion involving seven party leaders last week but is unlikely to prove decisive in the close election contest.
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SYRIZA seen marginally ahead as Tsipras and Meimarakis go head-to-head SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy’s Evangelos Meimarakis will go head-to-head in a televised debate on Monday night, which could have an impact on what still seems to be a very close election contest.
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Tsipras looks for traction with elections finely balanced in final stretch Seeing his chances of becoming the next prime minister fade, Alexis Tsipras attempted to give new momentum to SYRIZA’s election campaign on Sunday.
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Tsipras softens stance on coalition options as leaders head to debate With opinion polls suggesting that SYRIZA’s hopes of renewing its partnership with Independent Greeks in government are disappearing, Alexis Tsipras has started to soften his position on the possibility of cooperating with other parties.
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SYRIZA and New Democracy neck-and-neck as post-election scenarios become clearer SYRIZA is expected to step up its campaign after a new round of polls showed it having a minimal lead over New Democracy, with one even giving the conservatives the narrowest of leads.
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Concerns for SYRIZA mount as brief election campaign gets underway Greece has entered the second shortest election campaign in its history, with major doubts over the outcome that can be expected on September 20.
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Tsipras hints at post-election scenario of grand coalition, without him as PM In his first televised interview of this election campaign, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has claimed he will not continue as premier if SYRIZA is forced into an alliance with New Democracy, To Potami and/or PASOK.