In the first public opinion poll for 2023, the difference between ruling conservative New Democracy and main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA has fallen below 7 percent, as the price hikes keep bothering the Greek public. According to ALCO conducte don behalf of Alpha TV, the difference between ND and SYRIZA …
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EP-Vice Eva Kaili among four arrested in Qatargate: Belgian media
European Parliament Vice and MEP Eva Kaili is reported to be among the four people arrested over the weekend over corruption charges, Belgian media and French news agency AFP report early Sunday afternoon. #UPDATE Four suspects have been charged and remanded in custody in a Belgian investigation into alleged corruption …
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EP-Vice MEP Eva Kaili arrested in Brussels on suspicion of corruption
+++Socialist MEP and Vice President of the European Parliament Eva Kaili has been arrested by Belgian authorities on corruption suspicion related to Qatar, Belgian media,, French AFP and Greek state-run news agency amna report late on Friday. Citing a source with knowledge of the case AFP reported Kaili’s arrest after …
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MRB Poll: Difference between New Democracy and SYRIZA getting smaller
The difference between ruling conservative New Democracy and main opposition left-wing SYRIZA is getting smaller and closed to 7.2% from 8.2% about three weeks earlier, a poll has shown. According to a public opinion poll conducted by MRB June 22-30, 2022, in terms of voting intention, the ND party leads …
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PASOK, the return: Over 170K KINAL members vote for name change
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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Nikos Androulakis wins KINAL/PASOK leadership race with 68.42%
Nikos Androulakis has been elected the new leader of socialist party Movement for Change (KINAL/PASOK). According to first results on Sunday evening, the 42-year-old politician gathered 68.42% of the 206,000 votes, while former prime minister Giorgos Papandreou received 31.58%. Papandreou but also PM Mitsotakis called the new leader and congratulated …
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Androulakis wins first round of KINAL leadership race, followed by Papandreou
European Parliament lawmaker Nikos Androulakis has won the first round of the race for the leadership of the center-left Movement for Change (KINAL/PASOK) party. Androulakis, 42, will face former Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou, 69, in a runoff next Sunday, December 12. With over 90% of the votes counted, Androulakis was …
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Fofi Gennimata: Thousands Greeks say Farewell to leader of socialist KINAL
Covered with the Greek flag, the flag of PASOK and the flag of KINAL the coffin of Fofi Gennimata was laid to state at the Athens Cathedral on Wednesday morning, as thousands of people said farewell to one of the last dignified politicians in Greece. Her family, her friends and …
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KINAL leader Fofi Gennimata dies at 56 after a long battle with cancer
Fofi Gennimata, the leader of Movement for Change (KINALPASOK) died at 12:04 Monday noon hospital Evangelismos announced. Gennimata had been battling cancer for over a decade and was hospitalized two weeks ago. Monday morning media reported that her health condition had deteriorated. She had reportedly fell in ischemic shock of …
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Former PM George Papandreou joins race for KINAL leadership
Former prime minister George Papandreou officially announced his candidacy for the leadership of Movement for Change (KINAL/PASOK) on Wednesday evening., The former PASOK leader said in a video message “We need a new change for the citizens and the country” and that the party must be again have a leading …
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Leader of KINAL, Fofi Gennimata, withdraws from leadership race due to health reasons
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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Akis Tsochatzopoulos, co-founder of PASOK and convicted ex MOD, dies at 82
Akis Tsochatzopoulos, co-founder of socialist party PASOK and former defense minister, passed away at the age of 82. He was suffering from serious health problem and was hospitalized in a private clinic in the last ten days In 1 July 2011, amid accusations of corruption scandals, the Greek Parliament voted …
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Greece elections: Leaders conclude campaigns in front of large crowds
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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Duel under the green sun of PASOK: Gennimatas vs Venizelos
Suddenly and unexpected the former powerful man in PASOK and ex PSI finance minister Evaggelos Venizelos gently found himself outside the party he served for several decades. On Saturday, a day before the second round of the regional and local elections, KINAL/PASOK president Fofi Gennimata told him that he would …
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ND leads with 6.5%-7% against SYRIZA ahead of EU elections
Greece’s main opposition party, conservative New Democracy keeps the leading trend according to the latest public opinion polls with a margin of 6.5%-7% just two days before the European elections on Sunday. According to a survey conducted by MARC for private ANT1 TV, the gap between ND and SYRIZA is …
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Economic prosecutor asks charges against 115 for loans of ND and PASOK
The economic prosecutors in Athens have pressed felony charges against 115 people, party officials and bank executives, for the loans conservative New Democracy and socialist PASOK received during 2005-2011. The non-performing loans amount over 400 million euros for both parties and were handed out without sufficient collateral, the prosecutors have …
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PASOK received 16bn Drachmas in funds by private companies, says ex official
“I want to apologize to the Greek people, the voters who supported us, the Greek Justice, and the 12 people who were unwittingly involved in getting the money from Siemens for the party.” Former PASOK official Theodoros Tsoukatos said during his apology in the courtroom handling the bribes SIEMENS paid …
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SIEMENS bribes: Athens court finds ex PASOK minister Mantelis guilty of money laundering
A never ending legal story finally ended – or not? A criminal appeals court in Athens found former PASOK Transportation Minister, Tassos Mantelis, guilty of money laundering for having accepted bribes of 450,000 DM (230,000 euros) by SIEMENS. The court, however, lowered the prison sentence imposed on him to five …
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For one more time, PASOK to change name into “Movement of Change”
For one more time, Greece’s socialist party PASOK is changing its name. I tiwll merge with small party To Potami and be named “Movement of Change”. For one more time, PASOK will change its tax number. Leader of Democratic Alignment (PASOK) Fofi Gennimata and the leader of To Potami, Stavros …
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Fofi Gennimata wins leadership elections in PASOK
The old leader of PASOK, Fofi Gennimata, has been elected to be the new leader of PASOK. In the second round of elections on Sunday, Genimmata received 56% of the votes, while her challenger Androulakis gathered 44% . The voters’ turnover reached 160,000. Genimmata’s goal to call for leadership election …
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