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Greek Opposition Parties on the Presidential Vote and Stavros Dimas' Candidacy

Varied were the responses of the Greek opposition parties, following the announcement of the Presidential ballot dates as well as the Stavros Dimas candidacy proposed by the coalition government partners, Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras, and government...

Deputy Melas Leaves from Independent Greeks (ANEL) Parliamentary Group

The Greek Parliament has now a total of 24 independent deputies, after MP Panagiotis Melas left the Independent Greeks (ANEL) parliamentary group. After Melas’ resignation from the party, ANEL comprises 12 deputies. Of the 24 independent deputies, 16 have joined the...

Poll: Greek Opposition SYRIZA Leads Over Ruling New Democracy

The weekly barometer by "Metron Analysis" published in the Saturday edition of Greek newspaper “Parapolitika,” gives main opposition SYRIZA a 3.5% lead over ruling New Democracy (ND), based on the responses to the question “Which party would you vote for”...

Greek MPs Xoulidou and Melas Testify on Alleged Bribery Case

Court of Appeals Prosecutor Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos on Thursday requested the waving of telephone communication privacy and asked for the assistance of the Electronic Crime Squad in searching for evidence in social media accounts related to the reopened case of...

New Greek Poll Shows SYRIZA Leading by 5%

Greek main opposition party SYRIZA appears consolidating its distance from ruling New Democracy, as a poll conducted by “Pulse” showed. SYRIZA got 27% in voting intention, leaving New Democracy way behind with 22%, while the second coalition partner, PASOK, appears third...

Greek Independent MP to Align with SYRIZA

Greek Independent MP Theodora Tzakri aligned with SYRIZA after a meeting with party leader Alexis Tsipras on Monday afternoon in parliament. Theodora Tzakri had been a PASOK MP until November 2013, when she was rejected from the party for voting...

Independent Greeks Decide not to Vote for President of the Hellenic Republic

The two-day Independent Greeks (ANEL) opposition party convention ended on Sunday with a unanimous decision not to vote for the new President of the Hellenic Republic in parliament. Closing the 2nd ANEL party convention, party leader Panos Kammenos said “none of the...

Poll: SYRIZA Leads with 4.8% Over New Democracy in Voting Intention

Greek main opposition party SYRIZA leads by 4.8% over ruling New Democracy (ND) in voting intention if general elections were held now, according to a weekly opinion poll conducted by Metron Analysis, which was published in "Parapolitika" newspaper on Saturday. According to...

Pulse: SYRIZA Shows 5% Lead

A new poll by Pulse showed that Greece's main opposition party SYRIZA has a 5% lead over ruling New Democracy. For vote intention, SYRIZA gathered 27% of the votes, followed by New Democracy with 22%, while Golden Dawn was third with...

New Poll: SYRIZA in the Lead Over New Democracy by 7.5%

A new poll, conducted by the University of Macedonia and published by Greek newspaper “Kathimerini,” shows SYRIZA in the lead over New Democracy by 7.5%. Greek main opposition party SYRIZA leads with 27.5% compared to New Democracy's 20%, while “To Potami” comes third...