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Tsipras wins vote on 3rd bailout but loses more MPs, raising probability of snap polls The third bailout passed through Greek Parliament comfortably on Friday morning but a growing rebellion from SYRIZA MPs left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a less than comfortable position.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras ponders delaying snap elections until debt relief talks start Greek Parliament is expected to vote on the country’s third bailout of around 85 billion euros with international lenders on Thursday after the negotiating teams appeared to reach an agreement on Tuesday morning.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Agreement on third bailout could trigger SYRIZA split and snap elections The growing prospects of an agreement between Greece and its lenders this week on a third bailout mean that significant political developments might not be far off.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Refugee crisis poses multiple political challenges for Tsipras Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras promised on Friday an emergency plan to deal with a growing refugee and migrant crisis in Greece that has caught his government completely unprepared.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Possibility of snap elections after third bailout agreed is firmly on Tsipras's agenda The Greek government is now openly talking about the possibility of snap elections in the autumn, after it has wrapped up an agreement with the institutions on a third bailout.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Bailout talks, SYRIZA bickering continue - no definite end date for either The first round of talks between Greece and its lenders are due to conclude on Tuesday with serious doubts remaining about whether the various sides can reach an agreement on time.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras gets his way over September congress, gains breathing space from SYRIZA rebels After sitting for around 12 hours on Thursday, SYRIZA’s central committee granted brief but potentially vital respite to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras by accepting his proposal for an emergency party congress in September rather than the immediate gathering suggested by those opposing the third bailout.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras lays down gauntlet to SYRIZA rebels, proposes September congress or members' vote Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras issued an open challenge to the dissenters within SYRIZA on Thursday when he proposed either an emergency congress in September or a ballot of member this Sunday to assess the party's position on the agreement for a third bailout.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
SYRIZA's left wing hoping to prevent Tsipras from concluding bailout talks Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may find it difficult to fulfil his goal of pushing aside the squabble with SYRIZA radicals until after there has been an agreement with lenders on the third bailout.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tension within SYRIZA growing, split looming ever closer A split within SYRIZA seems only a matter of time following Monday’s developments in Athens.