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Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism The coalition appears to be coping so far with the fallout from the deadly forest fires that have claimed at least 79 lives, as the opposition holds back on criticism for the time being.
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Deadly wildfires likely to heap pressure on Tsipras and ministers Devastating wildfires around Athens are thought to have claimed the lives of more than 50 people and wreaked extensive damage in what appears to be the worst disaster of its kind Greece has suffered in more than a decade.
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Government indicates readiness to play waiting game on pension cuts The pension cuts due in 2019 continue to dominate the Greek political agenda, with the latest intervention from a government official suggesting that Athens has no intention of acting on this issue without first reaching an understanding with the European institutions.
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SYRIZA working on package of expansionary measures to provide political boost The package of expansionary measures that will be announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in early September is increasingly the main area of the government's focus.
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections Although clashes over the business activities of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s siblings show no sign of dying down, planning for the next elections seems to be uppermost in the minds of SYRIZA and New Democracy.
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Athens gets first taste of Erdogan's new era in power The latest chapter in Turkey's history began on July 9 when Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in for another term as president of Turkey while launching a new political system that grants greater power to its leader.
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SYRIZA targets pensions boost as New Democracy builds on poll lead The possible cancellation of next year’s pension cuts and steps to increase the minimum wage are among the main issues that the government is focusing on as it seeks to claw back New Democracy’s large opinion poll lead over SYRIZA.
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Blueprint for election battle laid out in Parliament debate A parliamentary debate on the third anniversary of the 2015 referendum provided an opportunity for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to warm up their engines ahead of what promises to be a long battle before the next elections.
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Coalition back-and-forth over name deal belies election strategy Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos was insistent on Wednesday that there is no need for the coalition to seek a qualified majority in Parliament for the approval of the Macedonia name deal, thereby dismissing the request made by Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos.
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No bounce for Tsipras in poll as cracks appear in centre-left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is hoping that he can win back the support of islanders affected by the refugee flows over the last few years but the latest opinion published in the Greek media suggests that much more will be needed for SYRIZA to revive its fortunes.