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The coalition of SYRIZA and ANEL governed with a weakened majority in parliament (153 out of 300 seats in January 2016). The government struggled to close the first evaluation of the August 2015 bailout program, and relations with the country's lenders remained strained. The poor handling of the refugee crisis and the abysmal conditions in the refugee camp at Idomeni made headlines across the world. The pension and tax reforms were strongly opposed by all types of professional associations. There were some positive signs in the economy, including a slight decrease in unemployment to 24 per cent and record-breaking tourist arrivals; however, in the last quarter of 2016 Greece's economy contracted by 1 per cent. By year's end, the second evaluation had yet to close.

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This page is a summary of: Greece, European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, July 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/2047-8852.12172.
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