May 30, 2019
Greece
With 100% of the votes counted, the results show an unprecedented lead for EU elections for New Democracy: a 9.35% difference towards SYRIZA. ND has received 33.12% of the votes, while SYRIZA got 23.76%. The difference in favor of ND rose to 18.6% among the Greek expat voters. Greece sends …
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May 28, 2019
Greece
“SYRIZA lost a battle but the war still lies ahead,” Prime Minister and party leader Alexis Tsipras said addressing the Central Committee meeting of the party on Monday. “We have neither the luxury nor the right to back down,” he added in an effort to encourage his deeply disappointed comrades …
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May 26, 2019
Greece
A sweeping victory for conservative New Democracy towards SYRIZA is being recorded for the European, local and regional elections. According to estimation by the Greek Interior ministry based on 10% of counted votes, the difference between ND and SYR is at 9% for the EU elections, with an error margin …
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May 26, 2019
Greece
One minute after the ballot boxes closed and the procedures for European, local and regional elections concluded, pollsters published exit polls they had conducted earlier, during the elections day. Exit Polls: European Elections 2019 New Democracy 30%-33.5-% SYRIZA 25.5%-28.5% KINAL/PASOK 6%-8% Golden Dawn 6%-8% KKE 5%-7% Greek Solution (, far-right, …
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May 21, 2019
Editor, Greece
There is little about Europe in the election campaigns of the Greek political parties. A week before the elections on May 26, the agenda has been limited into a duel between prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his potential successor Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of conservative New Democracy. Smaller parties like KINAL/PASOK …
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May 18, 2019
Greece
A week before the European and local elections in Greece, main opposition party conservative New Democracy leads with 6.5% against ruling party SYRIZA. It is worth noting that still a few weeks ago, the gap between ND and SYRIZA was at a double-digit level. According to a public opinion poll …
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May 12, 2019
Very Mix
Suspected anarchists attacked a motorcycled police team in Exarchia district of Athens, injuring one policeman on Sunday afternoon. The incident happened in Tositsa and Zaimi streets when the the team of the DIAs section of Greek police ELAS riders were patrolling. At 16:45 police officers made a signal to two …
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April 11, 2019
Greece
Former Justice Minister Haralambos Athanasiou (ND) stunned Greeks when he openly admitted on Thursday that “kickbacks are among a minister’s duties.” The ex New Democracy minister was speaking live to state broadcaster ERT TV when he made this unbelievable statement. As the topic was the Novartis-Gate, Athanasiou was asked whether …
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April 7, 2019
Greece
The small party of Democratic Left (DIMAR) decided to join forces with ruling party SYRIZA ‘s central committee decided on Saturday to join forces with SYRIZA and all the movements and active citizens participating in the Progressive Alliance. The decision was taken in a vote by members of the party’s …
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March 22, 2019
Greece, Politics
Aspiring member of the European Parliament, Myrsini Loizou, was forced to resign from the SYRIZA EU elections list, after media reported that she was illegally receiving the pension of her deceased mother for 5.5 years. A public outcry broke out on Friday after two newspapers reported that Loizou was furthermore …
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March 14, 2019
Greece, Politics
Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos admitted that the Tsipras government made two strategic mistakes during the negotiations with the European lenders in the first half of 2016. He said that the government considered “the threat of Grexit as a means of pressure towards creditors. However, at that time the German …
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February 27, 2019
Greece, Politics
Left-wing SYRIZA is calling on progressive powers of the center left to unite against the extreme right. At the same time, a newly established movement called GEFYRA (Bridge) is calling mainly on KINAL (PASOK) to join the front of progressive powers. Aim of the call is to form a wide …
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February 4, 2019
Greece, Politics
Six independent lawmakers from various political parties have joined ruling party, left-wing SYRIZA on Monday. Two of them are already ministers in Tsipras cabinet. All six had given confidence vote to the government last month. The six are: Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura (ex ANEL), Alternate Minister for Public Order Katerina …
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January 24, 2019
Greece, Politics
Unknown perpetrators threw four petrol bombs at the home of SYRIZA lawmaker Theodora Tzakri in Giannitsa, Central Macedonia, on Wednesday night. The petrol bombs fell on the balcony that caught fire. At the time of the attack, Tzakri’s husband, her underage child and her parents-in-law were at home. Tzakri described …
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October 14, 2018
Greece, Politics
Without mentioning the name of his junior coalition partner Panos Kammenos, Prime Minister Alexisi Tsipras sent a clear message to Defense Minister saying that there is no alternative plan to the Prespes Agreement with FYROMand that those who are not in charge should not….. Speaking at the convention of SYRIZA …
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October 10, 2018
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the SYRIZA flank of Greece’s coalition government distanced themselvesf from coalition partner Panos Kammenos and his Alternative Plan on Prespes Agreement. “The Greek government sticks to its commitment in the Prespes Agreement and respects [FYROM PM Zoran] Zaev’s efforts to pass the constitutional changes through …
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September 24, 2018
Greece, Politics
SYRIZA lawmaker Petros Konstantineas was beaten and slightly injured by a group of people over the Macedonia issue. The incident took place outside the hangout of ‘Bulldogs’, supporters of local football club “Blck Storm” in Kalamata, Peloponnese, on Sunday afternoon. The MP had just left a football match and was …
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September 19, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece’s main opposition party New Democracy has announced that its lawmakers will no longer appear on panels of the state broadcaster ERT. The decision comes just a few months after ruling party SYRIZA decided to boycott private SKAI TV for “one-sided propaganda against the government.” The decision was taken in …
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August 27, 2018
Greece, Politics
Interior Minister Panos Skourletis was elected new SYRIZA central committee general secretary on Monday night. With 126 YES votes and 18 ‘blank’, the 144 delegates opened the door for the long anticipated government reshuffle. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is poised to announce a cabinet reshuffle this week to freshen up …
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July 9, 2018
Greece, Politics
“If you love Greece, help us get rid of Alexis Tsipras and his zombie party,” write former SYRIZA MP and Parliament Speaker in first left-wing government, Zoi Konstantopoulou. In an op-ed posted in UK’s The Guardian, the ex comrade accuses Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras and her former party that they …
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