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Political forces have emerged seeking to emulate anti-austerity parties in Greece and Spain, but Portugal's party system has so far proved resilient. Still, Portugal is not…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198032
ISSN: 2633-304X
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With parliament serving out its full term, a protracted electoral campaign lies ahead. However, Mitsotakis also said the election was a “springboard to final victory”: he expects…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270068
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The new programme will support recapitalisation of the banking system, allow orderly -- rather than fire-sale -- divestment of state-owned assets and promote liberalisation of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201709
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Greece is bracing for a tight contest, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s New Democracy (ND) party’s lead over its main rival, the leftist Syriza, narrowing. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278841
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Movement for Change is expected to evolve into a party by March 2018. A successful launch will be a major step towards consolidating Greek party politics, which has been…
The conservative opposition New Democracy party (ND) leads the incumbent leftist Syriza party by a wide margin of about 7-13 percentage points in public opinion polls. That would…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244996
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Profile of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208078
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Education Minister Niki Kerameus announced the reform on June 28. It includes hiring 11,700 elementary and high-school teachers on tenured…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263642
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The Greek election system is alternating between simple and reinforced proportional representation with bonus seats
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA274722
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The former ruling party’s defeat in local elections.