May 22, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Demosthenis Vergis, founder of Greek Ecologists party, has been surprised to find out that one single voter cast a ballot for his party in his own constituency of Athens A in the North. “I’m looking for my only voter in order to thank him and buy him a dinner,” Vergis …
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April 12, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Parliament approved the new legislation in order to prevent the participation in the elections of criminal organizations under the guise of a political party, such as the far-right. The legislation, which targets the extreme-right National Party-Greeks of jailed former Golden Dawn member Ilias Kasiadiaris, was passed with the vote …
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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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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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May 9, 2022
Greece, Politics
Over 170,000 members of Movement for Change (KINAL) voted on Sunday that the socialist party changes its name to PASOK and the “sun” becomes again the logo symbol of the party that ruled the country for good 40 years and went under due to the Greek debt crisis. Name change …
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March 31, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
A Spanish exchange student in Greece has been given a suspended sentence and fined for violating lockdown measures and hosting a party with dozens of guests in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The 21-year-old woman was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday after neighbors alerted authorities. All 52 guests …
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November 22, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Chief Prosecutor of the First Instance Court in Athens ordered a preliminary criminal investigation after a video recorded during a party at the Athens Bar Association was leaked to the press. The party was held to celebrate the President’s birthday. The video shows a least least ten people cheering …
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November 9, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Sports
Police broke up a party that was being held in the roof garden of a hotel in blatant violation of the lockdown restrictions aiming to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The alleged party organizer was fined with 3,000 euros. Each of the participants was also fined with €300 unnecessary …
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August 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Police on the island of Mykonos raided a rented villa where a private party with a few hundred participants was under way. The raid of the villa in Ftelia area took place in the early hours of Thursday. According to local media, some 500 people had been attending the party. …
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July 31, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The Coronavirus was the uninvited guest at wedding party in Thessaloniki a week ago. The virus danced and hugged and probably also exchanged kissed with newly married and the guests and sent twelve people to hospital, among them the groom. A party with 150 guests took place in Ampelokipoi suburb …
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May 21, 2020
Greece
Ilias Kasidiaris number 2 in the hierarchy of far-right and neo-Nazi Golden Dawn has turned his back to the party leader Nikos Michaloliakos. He announced on Thursday that he will establish his own party with the participation of “prominent and serious people.” He justified his decision to leave GD saying …
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March 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
A citizen in Palaio Faliro suburb of southern Athens turned his balcony into a disco on Saturday night, the sixth day of the lockdown in Greece. The creative man was armed with a wide repertoire of music choices and powerful loudspeakers. Neighbors came out on the balconies and joined the …
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December 13, 2019
Turkey-GR, Uncategorized
Turkey’s former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, once a close ally of President Erdogan, announced on Friday the launch of his new political party, named “Future Party.” Aim of the party is to challenge Erdogan and weaken support to the party he once also belonged to, the AKP. “The future is …
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July 13, 2019
Greece, Politics
“Everyone can fit in: Leftists, Radicals, Leftist Socialists, Democrat Communists, Social Democrats, green ecologists and citizens coming from the democratic center,” Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday when he called for creation of a large progressive party. Addressing members of SYRIZA Central Committee he dismissed claims that the party has turned …
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July 10, 2018
Greece, Politics
A former lawmakers from Independent Greeks and a former high-ranking official at the Samaras government joint their forces and establish a political party. Ex ANEL MP, Dimitris Kammenos, and ex cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos, announce don Tuesday the formation of the new part. Main purpose of the new party is …
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March 26, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greek former finance minister and anti-austerity maverick Yanis Varoufakis on Monday launched a new party. This is part of a movement in several European countries to contest EU elections next year. Pledging to “bring realistic hope” to Greece, Varoufakis said the grassroots pro-European movement is composed of “people of the …
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January 17, 2018
Lifestyle
First class live entertainment in the Emergency of the general public hospital of Mytilene on the island of Lesvos: The sound of bouzouki and drum, one after the other men and women turn their dancing rounds in the rhythm of zeibekiko. Instead of throwing plates to the dancers, the “audience” …
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September 27, 2017
Greece, Politics
MP Nikos Michos left far-right Golden Dawn leaving the party with just 16 MPs in the Greek Parliament. Michos announced his withdrawal with a statement. he blamed leader Nikos Michaloliakos and complained that the party had been hijacked by enemies of Greece’s nationalist movement. Michos announced further that he would …
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July 23, 2015
Politics
With overwhelming majority the Greek Parliament approved the second bill of “prior actions” demanded by the country’s creditors. The Bill was approved with 230 votes. Against the bill voted 63 lawmakers among them also 31 from Tsipras’ SYRIZA. Another 5 SYRIZA lawmakers voted “present”. Voting result: YES 230 SYRIZA, Independent …
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