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“Austerity will send us directly to hell” That was the main message of Alexis Tsipras, leader of left-wing SYRIZA to an American and international audience. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Tsipras used the chance also to address German Chancellor Angela Merkel openly accusing her of “having put the euro and …

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Our nerves lay right there in front of us: blank and difficult to control! What Greek citizens care most is whether they can pay next months rent or mortgage installments, feed their children and keep their job. Greek politicians have other priorities though: from early in the morning until late at night …

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Greek countdown towards a government or fresh elections is ticking at a high speed. On Sunday, the president’s meetings with political leaders in an attempt to form a government failed. However, president Karolos Papoulias does not give up. He has refreshed his invitations to leaders of ND, SYRIZA, PASOK and DEMOCRATIC LEFT …

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Leader of left-wing SYRIZA, Alaexis Tsipras sent a letter to the highest officials of European Union and European Central Bank. In his letter Tsipras stressed in his letter that the results of May-6 elections “politically de-legitimize the Memorandum of Understanding, a loan agreement that failed to meet its own targets.” …

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Does the strong anti-austerity line of left-wing SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras boost the party in the awake of fresh elections? Apparently it does, according to Wall Street Journal, that considers the possibility of Tsipras to emerge as the biggest winner in potential upcoming fresh elections. “Tsipras, strengthened by a broad coalition …

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Dimitris Stratoulis, newly elected MP and member of  left-wing SYRIZA, the party that currently leads exploratory talks to form a coalition government,  schocked Greeks on Tuesday morning when he spoke of “utilization” of citizens’ bank deposits for development.  Speaking to TO VIMA FM, Stratoulis said that when SYRIZA will come to power, …

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“The popular verdict clearly renders the bailout deal null” Alexis Tsipras, leader of left-wing SYRIZA, said during a press conference shortly after he received the mandate to form the next government of Greece. Saying that “3 million voters rejected the austerity-bailout”, Tsipras revealed the his party’s conditions for future government coalitions: 1. Immediate …

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The meeting between the first and second winners of Greek elections 2012 ended in 24 minutes, making clear there was no common ground for a coalition government between conservative Nea Dimocratia and left-wing SYRIZA. “Samaras’ plan is opposite to ours, the austerity he signed for was rejected by majority,” Alexis Tsipras said after …

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Socialist PASOK suffers a real elections “Waterloo” in the second electoral area of Athens, the biggest across the country. Half a million registered voters, mainly with middle-class and low-income residents. As of 12:15 am, and with counted  36.95% of 380,000 votes the results are: 1. SYRIZA 22.025 2. ND 12.12% …

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Remember the yogurt that was hurled against the deputy prime minister Theodoros Pangalos? The yogurt may have been cleaned up from face and clothes but the well-known ‘active culture’ still remains alive, at least in the memory of the victim. Monday morning Theodoros Pangalos appeared in a private television program …

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