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DIMAR imploding and leaving gap in Greek center left
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocratic Left (DIMAR), once the junior partner in a three-party governing coalition, is in danger of complete collapse after losing two more MPs, who took parting shots at its leader Fotis Kouvelis, on Thursday.
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Bid to form alliance for PPC referendum tests SYRIZA's political mettle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough the government is coming under pressure due to its attempts to sell part of Greece's electricity monopoly, the Public Power Corporation (PPC), the confrontation over the privatisation may end up being a sterner test of SYRIZA's mettle than the coalition's.
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Sparks to fly as coalition and SYRIZA clash over electricity sell-off
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament may be well into its summer sessions, the thermometer may be edging towards 40 Celsius and Greeks may be anticipating their holidays but the tension in the country’s politics is being steadily ratcheted up.
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SYRIZA leads in most age groups, professions but coalition parties dominant among pensioners
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s political parties have been looking at the May 25 European election results to understand whether there has been a decisive shift in public opinion that makes a SYRIZA or New Democracy win in a national vote more or less likely.
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As SYRIZA looks towards centre, will New Democracy turn to its right?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s parties are still digesting the results of the European Parliament and local elections but the first signs of the political strategies that New Democracy and SYRIZA will adopt over the months to come are beginning to emerge.
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EU vote highlights Greek center-left's urgent need for renewal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe expectation that the PASOK-led Elia alliance would receive less than the 8 percent it got in the European Parliament elections on Sunday has to some extent disguised the deep problems within the centre-left party.
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Elections results present fresh challenges for SYRIZA and New Democracy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe final results from Sunday’s European Parliament elections confirmed that SYRIZA gained a victory of 3.9 percentage points over New Democracy but the outcome of the ballot left both parties to think about in the weeks ahead.
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Historic victory for SYRIZA in EU vote unlikely to dislodge Greek coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA secured a clear and historic win in Sunday’s European Parliament elections in Greece but its failure to improve on its share of the vote from the 2012 general elections and a slightly better than expected showing from the PASOK-led Elia (Olive Tree) alliance means that the victory is unlikely to be enough to force an immediate national vote.
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Bookies see clear win for SYRIZA in EU elections but not in local vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing the first round of local elections in Greece on May 18, betting companies have not made any material revisions to their odds for the winning party in the European Parliament (EP) elections on Sunday. They have, though, adjusted odds for the winners of local elections.
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What kind of poll win does SYRIZA need to eye snap elections?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere will be a number of results to look out for in Greece’s elections on Sunday: Will SYRIZA win any of the key cities or regions? Will independents reign over party nominees? Will New Democracy prevail in the regional vote? But the result that will dominate proceedings will be who wins the European Parliament elections and by how much.