The head of Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) and the secretary general of the Prime Minister’s office stepped down on Friday following persistent media reports of the wiretapping of the phone of a journalist as well as the leader of opposition party PASOK-KINAL. The first resignation was submitted by the …
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Tsipras: “Gov’t course resembles a vertigo” – Snap elections scenarios
Leader of main opposition party SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance and former left-wing Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, said that the conservative government “is on a course that resembles a vertigo,” and that “it will not see the end of its four-year term, as early elections will have to be called due to the …
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End of SYRIZA gov’t: Parliament dissolved, snap elections July 7, 2019
The Presidential decree for the dissolution of the Greek Parliament was posted at the entrance of the Parliament building short before 8 o’ clock on Tuesday evening, marking the end of the SYRIZA government. The Presidential decree signed by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos formally opens the way for the early election …
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“Broadening tax-free basis will be revoked,” says PM Tsipras
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced that the government will revoke the austerity measure of broadening the tax-free basis with a draft law to come to Parliament before the early elections on July 7, 2019. In a live interview to state ERT TV on last night, Tsipras said that the draft …
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Early elections in Greece on 7. July 2019
“SYRIZA lost a battle but the war still lies ahead,” Prime Minister and party leader Alexis Tsipras said addressing the Central Committee meeting of the party on Monday. “We have neither the luxury nor the right to back down,” he added in an effort to encourage his deeply disappointed comrades …
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Snap elections in Greece: Markets party, 10-Y bond yield in historic low
Markets party, the Athens Stock Exchange soars and the yield of Greek 10-year bond reached a historic low on Monday, just hours after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for snap elections. The Athens Stock Exchange opened with a strong +5%, short before 3 o’ clock the ASE recorded a +6.15% …
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PM Tsipras to call for snap elections after 2. round of regional & local elections
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that he will ask the President of the Republic to declare snap elections after the second round of local and regional elections scheduled for June 2, 2019. “I I will not ignore the election results nor chose the easy way and remain true to leftist …
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Greek gov’t does not rule out Parliamentary elections in May
The Greek government did not expressively said it but did not ruled out early parliamentary elections in upcoming May, together with the Municipality and European elections. “The interior ministry must and will be ready for all possibilities, including the holding of local, European and general elections together in May,” Interior …
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Greece a step closer to snap elections after Kammenos declaration
Leader of Independent Greeks (ANEL) and Tsipras coalition partner, Panos Kammenos, brought Greece’s coalition government a step closer to snap elections. His party will stay in the government until the Prespes Agreement comes to Greek Parliament for ratification. Speaking at national convention of ANEL in Thessaloniki, North Greece,on Sunday, Kammenos …
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Kammenos warns “either elections or referendum or 180 ratification votes” for Macedonia Agreement
The Macedonia Agreement will not be ratified without the consent of the people, Tsipras’ junior coalition partner ANEL said on Tuesday morning. In a press conference called early in the morning, ANEL leader and Greece’s Defense Minister, Panos Kammenos said there has to be either elections or a referendum on …
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Merkel fails in coalition talks, she may lead Germany to snap elections
The era of German Chancellor Angela Merkel nears the end. Even if she wins the next elections, her opponents within her own party will grill her over hot charcoal. Preliminary coalition talks between Chancellor Merkel and the Greens and the FDP collapsed early Monday after two months. It was mainly …
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US Fund manager predicts investors predicts investors to pour billions into Greek economy once Mitsotakis is elected
Superstar hedge fund manager Kyle Bass predicts investors are getting ready to pour billion into Greek economy once New Democracy leader, neoliberal Kyriakos Mitsotakis, takes the premiership from the hands of left-wing Alexis Tsipras. 15 billion euros in bank deposits will return and foreign investors will follow pouring billio9ns of …
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Public polls: SYRIZA 1%-3.5% ahead of ND. However, still too early to predict elections results
Not one, not two, not three… a bunch of six public opinion polls were published over the weekend, and a seventh one on Monday. SYRIZA withholds the first position however with heavy losses when compared to the January elections and with no significant difference to conservative New Democracy. According to …
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Greece’s politicians are wasting time trying to avoid early elections
After three days of ‘exploring options to form a new coalition government with other political parties, leader of conservative New Democracy Vaggelis Meimarakis returned the mandate to the President of the Republic. “I really do not understand, why we have to go to early elections,” Meimarakis told reporters on Monday …
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Fitch upgrades Greece, warns of “political instability” if snap elections
Fitch Ratings increased Greece’s credit rating one level confirming PM Antonis Samaras’ elections slogan that the economy is improving. And still in line with Samaras and his coalition partner Venizelos, Fitch warns of “political instability” should early elections take place. “Greece’s long-term debt was raised to B, five levels below …
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No signal: Countdown for Greek coalition gov’t over ERT, exactly on its 1st anniversary
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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