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Speculation about snap elections in 2020 refuses to die down
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere has been persistent speculation in Greece over the last few weeks about possible snap elections next year, although the government has denied this is a possibility.
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek PoliticsForeign policy concerns have moved to the top of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s agenda as he travels to London for the NATO summit and other meetings.
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PM outlines social dividend plans as Tsipras points way for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Sunday how this year’s excess primary surplus will be spread out, overshadowing much of New Democracy’s congress and an apparent break from the party ranks by former conservative leader Antonis Samaras.
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ND and SYRIZA set aside social dividend talk to focus on internal issues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid incessant speculation about what kind of excess surplus the government will share out and who it will go to, New Democracy and SYRIZA are diverting some of their attention to internal party matters as well.
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PM aims to maintain pace of economic reforms as public worries about migration
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe tax bill submitted to Parliament this week, the pension bill due in the coming days and the draft legislation for the overhaul of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) topped the agenda of Thursday’s cabinet meeting, where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged his ministers to keep up the pace set since New Democracy came to power in July.
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Constitution tweaked, consensus sought for Greek diaspora vote and next president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs approved nine changes to Greece’s constitution on Monday, the most notable of which was decoupling the election of the country’s president from the possibility of snap general elections.
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MPs gear up for action as To Potami calls it a day and PASOK wobbles
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA busy week of parliamentary activity begins on Monday with the vote on the constitutional revision, although attention will quickly move to the government’s second tax bill, which is due to be tabled in the coming days.
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Mitsotakis keeps cool over white collar crime claims as poll delivers new boost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlleged white collar crime topped the agenda during Prime Minister’s Question Time in the Greek Parliament on Friday, a few hours after New Democracy was buoyed by another opinion poll showing it continues to be in a honeymoon period with voters.
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Constitutional changes and Tsipras's leadership under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe discussion about the changes to Greece’s constitution are in full flow ahead of next week’s vote on the revision, which is set to decouple the election of the country’s president from possible snap general elections.
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PM to oversee tweaks to tax bill as constitutional revision enters final round
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter a tense few days around Sunday’s commemorative protest march in Athens, the government is turning its attention back to Parliament, where the latest tax bill and the final stage of the constitutional revision are at the top of the political agenda.