January 27, 2015
Politics
Election 25. January 2015: seven parties succeded the 3% threshold and entered the Greek Parliament. Registered voters: 9,.911,495 . Voted 63.87%. Invalid/White 2.36%. Out of the Parliament 8,62%. Coalition government: SYRIZA (149) – Independent Greeks (13 seats) = total 162 seats in a parliament of 300. Absolute Majority in Parliament …
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January 26, 2015
Politics
Hardly has been announced that SYRIZA won the elections and several internet trolls started their poisonous work, also here in this blog. Trolls came out of their caves and rub their hands full of glee and sardonic smiles as their venomous saliva running down their jaws. They set up their clock …
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January 26, 2015
Politics
This is one of the more fun congratulations messages left-wing SYRIZA received upon winning the Greek elections. Who cares if Russian president or the President of the European Parliament sent their diplomacy-motivated messages…. This one is we like more 🙂 Bravo Syriza! Must feel like they've just won a …
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January 26, 2015
Politics
The electoral map of Greece turned pink (SYRIZA) and blue… where it used to be green (PASOK) and blue (Nea Dimokratia) for 40 consequent years. Left-wing SYRIZA wins with a clear difference of 8.3% against conservative and pro-austerity Nea Dimokratia. Many might be shocked that neo-nazi Golden Dawn arises to …
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January 25, 2015
Politics
Almost ten million Greeks cast their vote on Sunday to elect a what it seems to be a new and furthermore an anti-austerity government. The snap elections take place 31 months months after conservative and pro-austerity Nea Dimokratia won the elections in June 2012 and formed a coalition initially with …
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January 25, 2015
Politics
“My anger is stronger than fear Syriza may take the country out from the euro and seize my bank assets,” a friend tells me on Sunday after she cast her vote in favor of the left-wing party. A couple of days ago, Nina, 45, had called me worrying and wondering …
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January 25, 2015
Politics
9,808,760 eligible voters go to polling stations on Sunday in Greece’s most crucial elections after 1974. With preference ‘crosses’ next to the names of candidates, Greeks are voting to elect 300 members of the Parliament. They have the possibility of choice between 18 political parties and 4 coalitions. 19.400 polling …
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January 23, 2015
Economy, Politics
If SYRIZA wins the elections and forms a government on Monday Greeks will run will run out of toilet paper. This is what ND-candidate Sofia Voultepsi implied just 48 hours before the elections. “bank run” vs “toilet paper run”? Speaking to Mega TV on Friday morning, former government spokeswoman Sofia …
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January 23, 2015
Politics
With three days to go until snap elections, the government has hired more than 2,000 additional civil servants, according to a ruling by the Council of State made public on Thursday. Of the 2,136 public staff recruited, half are contract workers for the Public Power Corporation (PPC), with hundreds more …
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January 23, 2015
Politics
Left-wing SYRIZA constantly leads in all polls conducted a couple of days before the crucial elections on Sunday. Its difference to Nea Dimokratia is 4.4%-10%. However, pollsters “see” no majority government so far. On the other hand, the rates of undecided still remains between 9% and 10%. Poll GPO …
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January 22, 2015
Politics
This is the image I like! Two young men. Two young leaders. Relaxed. Casual dress. Bright smile. Holding hands in solidity. Trying to bring change in stiff, anachronistic and bureaucratic European Union that has lost contact to the people, see its millions of citizens as money producing machines. A European …
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January 21, 2015
Politics
The win of left-wing SYRIZA seems to be a fact as it secures its lead towards Nea Dimokratia with more of 4% according to latest polls. But what percentage will SYRIZA need to form a majority government with 151 seats in a Parliament of 300 and avoid to have to …
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January 20, 2015
Politics
Do you remember KTG’s blogpost, that 300 MPs received in advance their January salary although the Parliament was closed on December 31st due to the elections on January 25th? Well… after the move was described by several media as “provocations in times of economic crisis” now the Parliament decided to …
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January 20, 2015
Society
These days I try to avoid watching on television candidates from political parties praising their program and their positions. It mostly makes me sad to see either new and totally unknown faces or veterans MPs of all colors and ideological directions insisting that they know how to economically save me; …
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January 20, 2015
Politics
Left-wing SYRIZA increases its rates towards conservative Nea Dimokratia in the several polls published five days before the elections on Sunday. The growing rate difference 4%-6.5% is been justified with the rate of former ND-voters (elections 2012) who tend to cast a vote for SYRIZA. Pollsters estimate that 3% of …
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January 19, 2015
Very Mix
Only if you live in Greece and read every crap posted on mainstream websites or listen to mainstream media to realized the fear-mongering propaganda Greek voters are exposed to, just days before the parliamentary elections next Sunday. One of the striking examples we witnessed Monday morning. The news was referring …
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January 18, 2015
Politics
One week before the parliamentary elections and left-wing SYRIZA leads in all polls published on Sunday newspapers with difference rate to Nea Dimokratia being 3.1% – 5%. To Potami seems to secure the third position, while Golden Dawn seems to move downwards. To Kinima, the party of former prime minister …
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January 15, 2015
Politics
Three hundred members of the Greek Parliament received their January salary despite the fact that the Parliament was formally closed on December 31st due to proclaimed elections on January 25th. Three hundred MPs saw their parliamentary allowance of 5,500 euro net (€7,000 gross) being credited in their bank accounts, despite …
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January 14, 2015
Politics
Ten days before the elections in Greece and at least four political parties struggle for the third position in voters’ preference. A position that could grant them the title of “King-maker” should SYRIZA be unable to form a majority government. With left-wing SYRIZA securing the lead in all public opinion …
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January 13, 2015
Politics
Have you been thinking all of the time that the symbol of social media Twitter is a “chirping bird” tweeting 140-characters long? Well, I have bad news for you. You have been wrong all of the time. Then according to conservative Nea Dimokratia, the fluffy Twitter bird has allegedly some connection …
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