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Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that he will return a three-day mandate to form a coalition government on Monday afternoon just hours after receiving it from the president at Monday noon. There are no options for a coalition government, Mitsotakis reportedly said as he expects to secure an outright …

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Defense Minister and Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader, Panos Kammenos, reiterated his opposition to the use of the term “Macedonia” and any derivative in the name agreed for FYROM. In an interview with private ANT1 TV on Tuesday, Kammenos pointed out that in order to change FYROM’s constitution, elections must be …

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Austria is getting a 31-year-old chancellor who will be Europe’s youngest leader and a coalition government that puts members of a far-right party in charge of defense, foreign affairs and other key departments. Austria's government will include the far-right FPÖ, founded by former members of the Nazi party after WW2 …

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Creditors’ prior actions bill with provisions for foreclosures and nonperforming mortgages and red loans passed through the Greek Parliament with a slim majority of just 153 votes out of 300. Despite the ‘success’, Greece’s coalition government has nothing to cheer about. One lawmaker from SYRIZA and one from Independent Greeks …

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He can’t stop doing this. “This” what? To intervene in the Greek politics. Who? Martin Schulz, German social-“democrat” and President of the European Parliament. For one more time that his favorite party To Potami (4%) did not join Greece’s new coalition government, Schulz called elections winner Alexis Tsipras and -hear! …

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Coalition government partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) expelled one lawmaker for having said on television this morning that he will vote YES in Sunday’s referendum. THe MP was expelled in less than 2 hours after his statement, the party wants him to return the seat. From what it is said on …

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Seven out of ten Greeks support Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras the way he deals with the country’s lenders, the Troika. According to a poll conducted by the University of Macedonia, the majority of the respondents believe that the PM is determined to implement his pre-elections commitments and that the Greece-Troika …

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President of European Parliament said it clearly: that he would prefer if PM Tsipras had a coalition with To Potami. After a meeting with Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis, Schulz told media: “For me it would be better, Mr. Tsipras had to work with To Potami and not with ANEL (Greek …

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It looks as if traders do not like neither the new Greek coalition government nor the new cabinet. For second consecutive day, Athens Stock Exchange felt the political pressure with traders trying to get read of their shares. On Tuesday, the losses started already half an hour after the session …

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The very first challenge Greece’s new coalition government has to deal with is the Presidential election. But before this procedure is launched, other modalities have to be settled: form the cabinet, open the Parliament, get a vote of confidence. Cabinet The names of the ministers to form Greece’s new cabinet …

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In an unexpected move, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and deputy PM Evangelos Venizelos announced on Wednesday evening, that they will seek a vote of confidence at the Greek Parliament.The government decision splashes in the middle of a political atmosphere full of tension with main opposition party left-wing SYRIZA, a constant …

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I twas short after the first European Parliament elections results on Sunday evening when Samaras’ party Nea Dimokratia let the public know that “it received the voters’ message.” A loss of 6.93% when compared to June 2012 results it was clear even to Nea Dimokratia hardliners, that they lost voters, …

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Blackmailing Greek voters with real or fictitious dilemmas developed in a common politicians’ after the country sought the aid of IMF in 2010. Now Greek politicians cannot threaten voters with “Either Euro or economic Armageddon” anymore. The Armageddon is here with many thousands households sinking in debts and unpaid bills. …

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“I decided to play a specific role for the good of the party and Greece, we could not leave 500,000 Greeks trapped in Golden Dawn and do nothing. Somebody had to maintain contacts with them. I was telling them what they wanted to hear.” With these words former cabinet secretary …

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The multi bill needed o secure the next bailout tranche passed in a voting at the Greek Parliament late Sunday night.The multi-bill was compressed in two articles. Article 1 received 152 votes and Article 2 received 151. Athens major candidate and Nea Dimokratia MP, Nikitas Kaklamanis, voted “present” instead of …

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There is the fragrance of elections hovering in the smog-free air of Greece. The country’s government announces measures here and there, measures aiming to alleviate the suffering of the austerity-ridden society. Right after his arrival to Athens from Brussels and Kefalonia where he visited the earthquake-hit area, prime minister Antonis …

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Maybe. Maybe not. At least Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras claimed, that Greek lawmakers were tired of austerity and that “the fatigue of MPs” could cause a political risk for Greece’s fiscal targets. Stournaras’ interview to Reuters, woke up the tired Greek MPs especially those of coalition government partner PASOK. Those …

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Political council and parliamentary group of Democratic Left accepted with overwhelming majority the party leader proposal to withdraw two ministers, two deputy ministers from Samaras’ government and also several general secretaries. “DemLeft requested its ministers to submit their resignation”, high-ranking party official Chatzisokratis told media short after 3:00 pm on …

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Monday is a crucial day for Greece’s coalition government. The decision of prime minister Antonis Samaras to shut down public broadcaster ERT overnight on Tuesday, June 11th 2013. While Samaras remains adamant on his decision, his coalition government partners PASOK and Democratic Left categorically oppose it. They demand to discuss …

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Coalition government partners Evangelos Venizelos (PASOK and Fotis Kouvelis (Democratic Left) openly invited prime minister Antonis Samaras to discuss the restructure of ERT on the condition that the public broadcaster remains open. Fotis Kouvelis: No doubt ERT needs restructuring but with ERT remaining open. It’s unacceptable for ERT to be …

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