January 23, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greek authorities are investigating how ex-Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris has been able to launch a new political party and run a moderately successful election campaign from the maximum-security Domokos Prison. Despite restrictions on communications, the convicted neo-Nazi has 122,000 followers on YouTube – his main campaigning tool – and …
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January 4, 2023
Greece, Politics
Government sources ruled out general parliamentary elections before April this year. “The prime minister remains steadfast to his commitment that elections will be held at the end of his four-year term. He will decide what the appropriate date is after April,” the sources told media after a meeting at Maximos …
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December 28, 2022
Uncategorized
Lack of interest on the part of diaspora Greeks to participate in the upcoming elections is forcing the Mitsotakis government to changes in the electoral law regardign the election of expatriates on the so-called “state ballots.” However, for this the government will need an agreement with the political parties of …
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November 14, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Monday that he is “fully satisfied” by the Prime Minister’s pledge to shed light on the wiretapping scandal, after two newspapers alleged he was among those targeted via phone malware. “I would also like to say that my cooperation with the Prime Minister is …
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June 30, 2022
Society, Very Mix
The “guru” of Greek election trends, prominent political analyst, scientist and psephologist, Ilias Nikolakopoulos died at the age of 75, while on vacations on the island of Syros. According to media reports, he suffered a heart attack and died while he was swimming at the beach of Achladi early Thursday …
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May 16, 2022
Greece, Politics
“Today we took a big step to bring hope back to our country,” president of Greece’s main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA-Progressive Allianc, Alexis Tsipras, stressed late on Sunday after the closing of the ballot boxes for the elections of the party leaders and members of the Central Committee. The former …
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December 20, 2021
Greece, Politics
Leader of main opposition left-wing SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, reiterated his call on early elections on Monday arguing that the conservative New Democracy government has failed to handle the coronavirus pandemic and to the price hikes Speaking at a conference on digitalization on Monday, Tsipras said that public trust in the …
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October 12, 2021
Greece, Politics
Fofi Gennimata, the leader of socialist opposition party Movement for Change (KINAL/PASOK) announced on Tuesday afternoon that she will not run in upcoming party elections for leadership due to health reasons. Gennimata announced her withdrawal from the leadership race on a tweet in which she wrote: “The deterioration of my …
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May 27, 2021
Greece, Politics
The bill on the vote of diaspora Greeks in national elections was defeated in Parliament late on Wednesday, as it did not manage to collect the required number of votes in a plenary session. Officially titled “Lifting of restrictions for the registration of voters abroad on special voting lists,” the …
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November 2, 2020
Greece, Politics
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a letter to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, expressing the support of the trump administration for Greece’s positions and condemning the actions of Turkey. In his letter, Pompeo underlined that the US “disapproves” the ongoing Turkish surveys for hydrocarbons in areas where Greece …
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October 13, 2019
Greece, Politics
A rather uneblievalble public opinion poll claims that the change of the government in July has increased the Greeks’ libido and sexual performance. In fact, Greeks saw the positive changes in their sexual life already during the elections in July, the survey notes. The poll on behalf of the Andrology …
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July 15, 2019
Greece
Voters in Exarchia turned their back to the ballot box on Sunday where repeated elections took place after the ballot box was stolen and set on fire short before the polling centers closed on July 7. Just 39 out of 540 registered voters at the polling center in Koletis street …
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July 8, 2019
Greece, Politics
By 99.84% of the votes counted, the results of the general elections on 7. July 2019 bring six political parties in the Greek Parliament with the neo-Nazis of Golden Dawn to be definitely out. Two new parties enter the Parliament: Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution) of far-right Kyriakos Velopoulos MeRA25 of anti-memorandum …
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July 7, 2019
Greece, Politics
At least one ballot box was stolen from a polling stations in the anarchists’ district of Exarchia in Athens and were allegedly set on fire. The unprecedented incidents took place on early Sunday evening short before the polling stations in Koleti and Arahovis streets were closed at 7 p.m. According …
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July 7, 2019
Greece, Politics
21,478 ballot centers across Greece closed at 7 o’ clock Sunday afternoon, July 7th 2019. Millions of Greeks were called to ballot boxes and general elections. All public opinion polls showed a victory for main opposition party, conservative New Democracy. Even though there is possibility that the closing deadline is …
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July 7, 2019
Greece, Politics
Sunday elections day: Greeks woke up early, got on their cars and drove to the nearest beaches rather to the ballot boxes. Media report of increased traffic through the country’s highways, nevertheless, the toll-free passage on the elections day. Apparently Greeks thought “too hot to stand queue” in order to …
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July 6, 2019
Greece
Party leaders concluded their campaign on Friday with large political rallies in Athens and other major cities, ahead of Sunday’s snap elections. Latest polls give the conservative New Democracy party at least 10 percent lead over the ruling leftist Syriza. Alls polls show ND to gain the majority in the …
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June 26, 2019
Greece
The municipal administration of Thessaloniki has decided not to let far-right party Golden Dawn use public spaces to campaign ahead of national elections scheduled on July 7, 2019. The administration has decided that 70% of spaces where electoral gazebos can be set up – overall 140 locations across the city, …
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June 26, 2019
Greece
If no government gets elected with majority on July 7, then “elections on 15. August,” New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a statement that sounded like blackmail or threat. Too stupid that 15. August is a Thursday and elections are held in Greece always on Sundays and certainly not …
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June 3, 2019
Greece
New Democracy managed another sweeping victory in the second round of regional and municipality election on Sunday, June 2, 2019, just a month ahead of the general elections. SYRIZA suffered another defeat and managed to elect just 5 out of the 67 municipalities in Attica and 8 out of 332 …
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