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The fact that the provision on church-state relations was not passed by a two-thirds majority today means that it will need two-thirds to pass in the post-election Parliament.

It is impermissible for partisan criteria to take precedence over the need of the whole of society to meet the challenges of our era

The crucial political issue is that now the main opposition can deny the government the requisite enhanced majority to elect the president so as to force a general election and topple the government.

In short, no one adjusted to the world of the ruling party.  On the contrary, SYRIZA was forced to adjust to the real world, in turn forcing citizens to pay an extremely high price.

Amending the Constitution, the basic law of the state, is supposed to be an exalted democratic process which mandates at least fundamental communication and consensus.

sipras believes that in tackling the constitutional amendments he can burnish his progressive image.

The attacks came even as Kammenos’ Independent Greeks party lost the status of a parliamentary party (which requires five MPs).

Those who are today engaging in machinations to secure their handicapped parliamentary majority believed that in democracy everything can happen and be justified.

Because in our peculiar country there is an underlying current of political instability, it would be best to come to a radical and clear solution now.

Gennimata is reacting to Tsipras’ open efforts to attract centre-left voters and to create a “progressive front” that will pillage her party’s erstwhile electoral base.

If the government is truly so dedicated to guarding Greece’s image it need only align itself with the overwhelming majority of democratic nations.

Kammenos saw the shift to conservatism triggered by the backlash on the Macedonia naming issue and counted on a political rebirth.

Deputy speaker, Tasia Christodoulopoulou said that from now on every bill will be put to a rollcall vote so all 16 independent MPs can speak.

'Mr. Tsipras, who characterised Maduro’s power as ‘a model that should be emulated in Europe’, is offending Greece by insisting even now on supporting him. '

Asked if New Democracy will govern better or worse than SYRIZA 30.6 percent said it would do worse or probably worse, but 47.4 percent ND would do better or probably better.

'We do not permit the neo-Nazis and murderers of Pavlos Fyssas [a Greek antifascist rapper murdered by Golden Dawn] to defend the Constitution., said ex-justice minister Stavros Kontonis.

Just as he did before coming to power in 2015, Mr. Tsipras revived on different terms an extremely deep polarisation in Greek society and in the political landscape.

«Είναι θλιβερό να βλέπουμε τις τελευταίες ημέρες ένα ποδοσφαιρικό αλισβερίσι μεταγραφών που δίνει την εντύπωση ότι είμαστε στο κατώτατο επίπεδο», τόνισε ο κ. Κικίλιας

When SYRIZA in the opposition, a prominent cadre declared that when the party comes to power there will be no reason to have riot police, as citizens would have no reason to protest.

Those who believed that the exit from bailout memorandums would put an end to political extremities and populist rhetoric have seen their hopes dashed.

Tsipras wants to forge a broad, democratic and progressive front that can accommodate most of the political spectrum – from conservatives and social democrats to the radical left.

Mitsotakis said the agreement was that Tsipras keeps his parliamentary majority and Kammenos would retain the five MPs needed to remain a parliamentary party.

Greece will continue to be ruled by a government that sacrifices the political stability that the country sorely needs in order to stay in power at all costs.

Kammenos has been replaced by Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, until now Greece’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

It would be a grave error if the PM were to attempt to stay in power by bending to the dictates of his partner or by seeking the scatterred votes of MPs.