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« on: July 15, 2015, 08:06:10 AM »
Parliamentary committees have passed the deal.
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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2015, 11:42:06 AM »
French National Assembly passes the bailout. Tsipras tells his caucus that it'll be hard to remain PM if he doesn't have their support. Government estimates 30-40 rebels.
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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2015, 03:45:50 PM »
ND tells Tsipras he's on his own once the bailout measures are passed next week.
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« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2015, 05:55:47 PM »
Bailout bill has passed.
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« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2015, 06:08:07 PM »
Tsipras lost 38 MPs voting either no or present.
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« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2015, 06:14:27 PM »
Saw it through a Greek journalist in my Twitter feed.
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« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2015, 06:43:50 PM »
Tsipras will stay, but reshuffle imminent and replace anyone who resigns their seat.
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2015, 07:20:43 AM »
Eurogroup has agreed on a bridge loan. Greek interior minister says a snap September or October election is likely.
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« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2015, 03:18:32 PM »
Reshuffle done. Spiegel says Tsipras may be PM for the long haul.
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« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2015, 08:49:24 AM »
Tsipras wants a snap election as soon as agreement is reached on the third bailout. Mulling either Sept. 13 or 20.
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« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2015, 09:05:26 AM »
ECB adds 900M of ELA.
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« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2015, 10:37:04 AM »
Guardian reporting of rumours in Athens that Left Platform might form a breakaway party, which Tsipras welcomes.
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« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2015, 11:28:44 AM »
WSJ also saying a SYRIZA schism is expected, though not till the party's national congress this fall. Suggesting a snap election would be later in the fall.
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« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2015, 08:31:33 PM »
Parliament just enacted the next batch of reforms. 4 of last week's defectors voted with the government.
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« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2015, 01:04:13 PM »
ND is keeping its interim leader till spring, per Grauniad.
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« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2015, 02:28:31 PM »
So Left Platform's plan was to forcibly seize the central bank and mint, arrest the governor in preparation to refloat the drachma, and ask Putin for cash.
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« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2015, 03:03:39 PM »
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« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2015, 03:05:22 PM »
Goes onto explain that there was nowhere near enough cash in those vaults, and the ECB would've declared Greek Euros counterfeit.
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« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2015, 07:50:21 AM »
Report on Varoufakis' "Plan B", which is just as insane as Left Platform's idea.
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« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2015, 06:16:56 PM »
Syriza congress likely in September.

New Yorker Varoufakis profile.
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« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2015, 03:25:42 PM »
Tsipras proposing a party referendum.
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« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2015, 04:15:20 PM »
Syriza conference in September.
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« Reply #22 on: August 04, 2015, 11:27:23 AM »
Judge orders police cybercrime unit to investigate Plan B.
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« Reply #23 on: August 10, 2015, 07:05:53 AM »
Athens hopes for a quick debt deal, Germans say be careful.
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« Reply #24 on: August 11, 2015, 06:50:11 AM »
Greece reaches an agreement in principle, but no political deal yet. Politico says snap election this autumn.
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