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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-07-19Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Seven contenders in final stage of Greek TV licence tender announcedThe General Secretariat for News and Communication on Tuesday announced the seven bids selected to contend in the final stage of a tender for four national television licences in Greece, to take place in the first half of August.The seven contenders announced include SKAI SA, NTV Nea Tileorasi, Antenna TV, Alpha Satellite Television S.A., Ioannis-Vladimiros H. Kalogritsas, E TV and Alter Ego. The three bids rejected were submitted by Dimera Media Investments Ltd, ITV CP and Mega Channel. The number of participating bids may increase since applicants have the right to apply for corrective decisions. [02] PM receives leaders of non-Parliamentary opposition to discuss election lawPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday had a series of meetings with the heads of political parties that were not elected to Parliament in the last elections, to discuss the government's proposals for amending election law and revising the Constitution.The round of meetings started with George Papandreou, former prime minister and PASOK leader and currently head of the Democratic Socialists Movement (KIDHSO) party, followed by a delegation from the Ecologists-Greens and the head of the Unifying Movement of the European Left (EKIEA) Fotis Kouvelis. Talking to Kouvelis about the government's proposals, Tsipras noted that each person "must adopt a position based on their value sign ... without petty political motives." "The political system, which will undoubtedly be reformed to the extent that the new election system goes forward, is a dynamic element for dealing with the crisis issues," Kouvelis said. Papandreou, in comments as he was leaving the meeting with the prime minister, said that a system of simple proportional representation would inevitably mean the breaking up of large electoral constituencies. According to the former prime minister, more time for discussion was needed before changing the election system, while he had asked Tsipras to seriously consider "an old proposal we made, for a mixed system of single-seat constituencies and constituency lists, like the state deputies' ticket but on a regional level." This, he added, would overcome the problem of the 'black' campaign money associated with the smaller constituencies required by simple proportional representation. [03] Debate on proposed changes to election law begins in ParliamentThe debate on the government's proposed changes to election law began before the Parliament plenum on Tuesday, with the rapporteurs of the political parties.Main opposition New Democracy, the Democratic Alliance and Potami party all expressed their disagreement with the decision to change the date for the vote on the draft law without first informing the representatives of the parties in Parliament. "Adapting Parliament's schedule to that of the prime minister's reveals a contemptuous view of Parliament," ND's Nikos Dendias said. The debate is due to be concluded with a vote on Thursday, after three evening sessions of debate in order to give all the parties time to present their positions in detail. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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