February 9, 2023
Greece, Politics
The amendment banning political parties whose leaders have been convicted of crimes from running in the elections was passed in the Greek parliament late on Wednesday. The amendment tabled by the Interior Ministry was passed with the votes of ruling New Democracy (ND) and the PASOK-KINAL. Main opposition SYRIZA voted …
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February 2, 2023
Greece, Politics
An amendment setting out conditions for drafting ballot combinations of individual candidates or party coalitions running in national elections that excludes candidates who have been sentenced for serious crimes was tabled in Greek Parliament by the Interior ministry on Thursday. The Greek government saw the necessity of tabling such an …
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August 26, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Friday that the “legal surveillance” of MEP and leader of socialist opposition party PASOK/KINAL Nikos Androulakis by the National Intelligence Service EYP was “a mistake.” Speaking at the Parliament debate on the wiretapping scandal, the PM added, however, that EYP’s operation is essential …
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October 25, 2020
Greece
Seven in ten Greeks are worried about the course of the pandemic in the country, while they express concern about the , Turkish aggression in the East Mediterranean at an even higher rate, a public opinion poll has found. According to the poll conducted by Pulse on behalf of Skai, …
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September 8, 2019
Greece
New Democracy leads by 16.1 percentage points ahead of main opposition party SYRIZA, in the latest public opinion poll conducted by Marc on behalf of Sunday newspaper Proto Thema. The poll was conducted two months after the July elections. According to the poll, should there be elections next Sunday, respondents …
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February 18, 2019
Greece, Politics
Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou ordered a preliminary inquiry into allegations of exorbitant private funding to political parties, Athens news agency amna reports late on Monday. Τhe inquiry takes aim at media reports quoting from the deposition of former PASOK official Theodoros Tsoukatos on a case of SIEMENS bribery scandal. …
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July 31, 2018
Editor
Nine days after the wildfires in Athens government and opposition are exchanging harsh words about who is to blame for the worst fire tragedy in modern history of Greece. The political opposition attacks the government and blames it for not timely response, for grave mistakes in the crisis management, for …
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October 5, 2017
Greece, Politics
The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church urged the coalition government to withdraw a legislation on gender change that is to be voted through the Parliament on upcoming Monday. In a statement the Holy Synod said that the proposed bill challenges the feeling society, it torpedoes the sacred institution …
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June 20, 2017
Greece, Politics
Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos and consequently the SYRIZA-led coalition government have come under fire following media reports that the minister had contacts with a convict in the drug-smuggling case known as Noor 1. Opposition parties claim “the minister tried to intervene in the work of justice.” Media claim the …
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January 24, 2017
Politics
After nine months of intense debate and impressive revelations, the Parliamentary Committee investigating the legality of bank loans to political parties and media concluded its works. With the exception of New Democracy, the majority of intraparty members voted in favor of sending the findings to Supreme Court prosecutor in order …
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September 19, 2016
Politics
Greece’s political system has undermined itself in the last years as the economic crisis brought on the surface all chronic diseases of a ststem that had an expiration date. Ideologies have been abolished in a society that used to be highly politicized. Whether socialist (PASOK) or left-wings (SYRIZA) parties, they …
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May 19, 2016
Politics
The Parliamentary Inquiry Commission decided on Wednesday to investigate the advertising expenditure of Greek banks to the media over a period of the last 10 years. The Commission investigates in general the legality of bank loans to political parties as well as loans to mass media groups. The extension of …
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December 14, 2015
Economy
And now the end is near…. and so they face the final curtain. My friend, I’ll say it clear, they’ll state their case, of which they’re certain. They’ve lived a life that’s full, they’ve traveled each and every highway; And more, much more than this, they did it their way…. …
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September 8, 2015
Politics
Greek voters who have not decided yet for which party they will cast their vote, they cannot complain about lack of choices. Nineteen political parties and five alliances of political parties have submitted their documents to Greece’s Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) and seek the court’s approval to run for the …
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July 1, 2015
Politics
The first public opinion poll on Greek Referendum has been published after the government imposed bank holiday and capital controls. Conducted by ProRata for daily Efimerida ton Syntakton, shows that “NO to Creditors’ Proposals” suffered an 11% loss after the capital controls were imposed. BEFORE Bank Holiday & Capital Controls: …
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June 5, 2015
Politics
In a poll conducted June 3rd and 4th but before Greece decided to ‘bundle’ its four trances to the IMF into, the overwhelming majority of Greeks responded that they wanted the country to remain in the eurozone and the Euro as currency. Question: Euro or Our own Currency? Answers: 74% …
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May 26, 2015
Politics
Despite all odds. Despite all pressure and “bankruptcy” threats and blackmails. 48% of Greeks support left-wing SYRIZA and 54% approve the government’s approach in negotiations with lenders, while 58% want that the Government does not step back under the creditors’ pressure. The majority of respondents reject the additional austerity measures …
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February 5, 2015
Politics
A ceremony is taking place Thursday morning to swear in the 300 newly elected lawmakers. Greek MPs have to choice to take a religious (Greek Orthodox and Muslim) or a political oath that is held for the first time in the Parliament after a request of the SYRIZA-led coalition government. …
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January 26, 2015
Politics
The electoral map of Greece turned pink (SYRIZA) and blue… where it used to be green (PASOK) and blue (Nea Dimokratia) for 40 consequent years. Left-wing SYRIZA wins with a clear difference of 8.3% against conservative and pro-austerity Nea Dimokratia. Many might be shocked that neo-nazi Golden Dawn arises to …
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December 18, 2014
Politics
The first round of political dispute in the Greek Parliament ended with a result below the government expectations. The first round of voting for Greece’s next President granted Samaras’ coalition government with thin 160 votes. 127 lawmakers from Nea Dimokratia, 28 from PASOK and just 5 out of 24 independent …
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