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VideoThe latest polls before Greece’s general elections predict a win for Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s centre-right New Democracy over PM Alexis Tsipras’s left-wing Syriza.
Greece election: End of the road for Alexis Tsipras’s SYRIZA? [vid]
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Greek conservative party well placed ahead of snap election
Devastating loss for ruling left-wing Syriza party in European election opens door to New Democracy party. Tsipras’s last-minute handouts may have backfired. Focus turns to the feasibility of Mitsotakis’s plans to lower taxes.
Back with a mandate
Tsipras rewards loyalty in cabinet and seeks a way forward. The general election possibly sealed the end of the bailout vs anti-bailout debate in Greece, as anti-austerity parties received only 16% of the votes and are represented in the House with just 34 seats out of 300.
Low voter turnout expected
A campaign that failed to capture the voters’ imagination is coming to an end, and Greeks are preparing to cast their ballots in what seems to be the most unpredictable general election of the economic crisis era.
Krugman: If Tsipras accepts the dictates of the Troika, how is he different? [vid]
Nobel laureate economist, Paul Krugman, says nominal debt relief for Greece and an end to austerity policies is essential; but he admits it is practically impossible accurately to predict the risks of a return to a national currency.
Trudging to the polling booths
Greeks are heading for the general election in a rather subdued campaign atmosphere, as the policies for the next parliamentary term are already in place – they are dictated by the creditors and approved in parliament by most of the opposition.
Greek leaders ask for another bailout ahead of referendum [vid]
Panos Polyzoidis and Michael Jacobides discuss the Greek conundrum ahead of the crucial referendum in July 2015.
Pragmatism delayed for now
Greece clutching at symbols to show she has earned concessions; but the Greek economy remains at a near-stand-still as liquidity of the banking sector is at a critical point.
Greek credit squeeze
Sooner rather than later, Tsipras will have to make a deciding choice between ideology and pre-election pledges on the one hand, pragmatism and necessity on the other.
A balancing act for Tsipras
The Greek PM and his party, SYRIZA, must convince Greeks that the socialist dream still burns; but the government is coming to terms with some dire fiscal realities.
Greece rides big dipper
The Eurogroup meeting this afternoon will decide whether the eurozone’s patient will remain under mechanical support or be left to his own devices.
Reality bites in Athens
Tsipras under pressure to deliver while creditors are banging at the door – adopting a pragmatic approach will not be easy, as he was elected on a strongly anti-austerity agenda.