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Election Watch: End of an era as Papandreous bow out of elections
With his announcement that his Kinima (Movement) party will not contest the forthcoming elections “for financial reasons”, George Papandreou seems to be drawing a close on his family’s almost century-long involvement in Greek politics.
Contributor: Damian Mac Con Uladh
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)
Tsipras and the binary opposition
The morning after July’s referendum win was a bittersweet moment for Alexis Tsipras. It dawned on him that he had an overwhelming mandate not to accept new, onerous bailout terms but, at the same time, that he could not risk Greece’s position in the euro. Fulfilling both desires would require a gold medal-winning balancing act on the political high beam.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)
Why Tsipras might gamble on snap elections
Many people asking whether Greece can afford to hold snap elections in the autumn. Perhaps, though, we should also be asking whether it can afford not to.
Categories: Politics (387), Greece (498)
Have inflation "repay" Greek debt and growth reduce indebtedness
The general consensus in some quarters is that official creditors need to forgive a large portion of their loans if Greece is ever going to become financially viable.
Contributor: Klaus Kastner
Categories: Europe (282), Economy (331), Greece (498)
Greece deal leaves many questions
After all the hoopla over Greece in recent months, it’s weird that the agreement of a deal on Tuesday was not met with more celebration. It certainly came as a surprise to most analysts that a deal was struck (it’s amazing how fast agreement can be found when Greece capitulates and signs up to everything immediately).
Contributor: Megan Greene
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Economy (331), Greece (498)