Alexis Tsipras

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...

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...

Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras gave an ultimatum to Antonis Samaras and Evangelos Venizelos, asking them to renounce support for the European Union-led bailout if they want to enter government. Tsipras demanded that the two political leaders send a...

The General Index of Athens Stock Exchange ended at the lowest level Tuesday since November 1992, accepting new powerful pressures after yesterday’s dip. The acrobatics of political parties in the aftermath of Sunday’s results caused a "nervous breakdown" on the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ATHENS – Even as the votes were still being counted in the May 6 general elections to replace a temporary, shaky coalition government, and with exit polls showing big gains for groups opposed to the austerity measures demanded by...

The early exit polls, which became public minutes after the end of the voting process, show that the end of the bipartisanism in Greece has come. New Democracy party appears to be first, though it is not clear yet. To...