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Schaeuble lauds Tsipras' statesmanship in deal with North Macedonia
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' success in unblocking relations with North Macedonia and clinching the Prespes accord showed statesmanship, the head of the German Parliament Wolfgang Schaeuble said in an article in newspaper Die Zeit, published on Wednesday.
Editorial: Mr. Tsipras’ ‘apologia’ and the bill
If Mr. Tsipras' aim in his television interview yesterday was as he had announced to triumph over his opponents, he appears to have failed.
What stood out was a constant apologia for his own and for his government's works and days.
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Editorial: Mr. Varoufakis was your pick, Mr. Tsipras
In early January, 2015, when there were rumours that Yanis Varoufakis would be tapped as (what by all appearances would be) the incoming SYRIZA government, Alexis Tsipras received warnings from various quarters that it would be a wrong-headed choice.
Yanis Varoufakis: ‘Alexis knows that I know that he knows’
The policies of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his finance minister at the time, Yanis Varoufakis, resulted in the imposition of capital controls in the summer of 2015. Greece found itself on the brink of default.
ND maintains wide lead over SYRIZA a month ahead of elections
Exactly a month before the national elections, a Metron Analysis poll published Friday places the main opposition New Democracy (ND) 7.7 percentage points ahead of ruling SYRIZA.
SYRIZA’s class warfare did not pay off
The reasons that led to ruling SYRIZA's big defeat in the European and local elections are numerous.
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ND leads SYRIZA by 9 percentage points in general election poll
Even as SYRIZA confronted a New Democracy landslide in 2 June local election run-offs, a poll on voter intention in the 7 July general election had the ruling party trailing ND by nine percentage points, nearly the identical spread between the two top parties as in the 26 May European Parliament election.
No MEP seat for MeRA25
Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis put on a brave face after marginally failing to secure a seat in the European Parliament with his MeRA25 party.
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Varoufakis calls MeRA party's performance in Euro polls 'small political revolution'
On the cusp of securing a seat in the European Parliament, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis on Monday called the performance of his MeRA25 party "a small political revolution."
After defeat, Greek PM calls for snap elections
Following a resounding defeat to conservative New Democracy on Sunday night in European Parliament elections, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he will call early elections after the second round of local and regional elections next weekend.
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