Syriza
Economy
German Officials Gang Up on Greece: More Austerity or Else
ATHENS – Just as it appeared Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos might be able to form a shaky coalition government, another feud broke out between political leaders. German officials also said Greece would not get any more money from international...
Economy
Tsipras Strikes Out – Now it's Venizelos' Turn
ATHENS – After Alexis Tsipras, leader of the SYRIZA Radical Coalition of the Left, failed in his bid to create a coalition government in the wake of Greece’s May 6 elections which resulted in a mandate against austerity measures...
Greece
Merkel and Hollande Τurn Down Meeting With Tsipras For Protocol Reasons
State Secretary and spokesperson of the German government Steffen Seibert told reporters today, when asked if Angela Merkel is willing to meet with the left-wing SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, that the German Chancellor only meets with heads of states...
Economy
Coalition Hopes Fade, New Elections Seem Likely
ATHENS – With Europe and world markets watching anxiously, Greece’s hopes of forming a coalition government were deadlocked in debate over whether to stick to austerity measures demanded by international lenders in return for two bailouts of $325 billion...
Economy
Tsipras Woos Partners But Says No Bailout Deal
ATHENS – Greece’s new power broker, SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras, is trying to form a coalition government in the wake of the country’s fractured election results, but has laid down tough conditions that would require a rejection of...
Europe
European Stock Markets Down Due To Greek Parties’ Delay In Forming Government
European shares traded lower on Tuesday (May 8) with concerns growing about Greece's political future as the country's parties struggle to form a new government. SYRIZA leader is due to receive the exploratory mandate at 2pm today, after Samaras’s...
Economy
Samaras Says He Can't Form Coalition, SYRIZA's Turn Is Next
ATHENS – New Democracy head Antonis Samaras, whose party finished first in the May 6 general elections but with less than 19 percent of the vote, said after less than a day of trying that he can’t form a...
Greece
Greek Enterpreneurs Want Leftist Party SYRIZA in New Government
Industrialists are asking the participation of a Leftist party in the government, -specifically SYRIZA - who is widely considered to be the big winner of the elections as it succeeded in surpassing PASOK’s percentages.
This statement was made by the...
Greece
Alexis Tsipras: Greece’s Only Hope or a Dangerous Populist?
The biggest winner of the Greek election is Alexis Tsipras and his party, SYRIZA. In the craziest and most crucial elections in Greek post-war history, Alexis Tsipras overcame a lack of experience, two candidates who are political institutions and...
Economy
Without a Coalition, New Elections Loom in Greece
ATHENS – New Democracy Conservative party leader Antonis Samaras, whose party gained first place in the May 6 elections with only 18.86 percent of the vote – its worst showing ever – has until May 10 to form a...