Antonis Samaras

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' relentless drumbeat that he has saved Greece from economic  collapse, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary, nonetheless is paying off as a poll by the MRB agency shows his New Democracy Conservatives have...

On the heels of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) admitting it vastly underestimated the effect of austerity measures in Greece demanded as part of bailouts, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will have to negotiate tough new terms with the country's...

The central committee of Synaspismos, the main party within the coalition that forms (SYRIZA) - the major opposition party opposing the tripartite Greek partnership government led by Prime Minister and New Democracy  Conservative leader Antonis Samaras -  is due...

As Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras says he has turned the country around and sees a recovery by next year, figures released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on June 7 showed the economy contracted by 5.6 percent in...

The spokesman and a Member of Parliament for the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, Ilias Kasidiaris, whipped up controversy while addressing the body after he suggested that he - like his party leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos -  is a Holocaust denier. During...

Former Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou, already being investigated by a parliamentary committee because the names of three of his relatives were removed from a list of 2,062 Greeks with $1.95 billion in secret Swiss bank accounts, now will...

The ruling New Democracy Conservatives of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras continue to maintain a narrow edge over the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) part in the latest poll, which pretty much mirrors the last  couple that...

As Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is touting what he called the country's "success story" in edging toward recovery from a crushing economic crisis, it hasn't helped reduce unemployment, which hit a record 26.8 percent in March. The figure was...

With his government immobilized over how to deal with the rising neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party accused of attacks on immigrants and with its strong anti-Semitic, anti-gay, ultra-religious stance, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told a Finnish newspaper during his...

Once a ruling heavyweight in Greek politics, as recently as 2009 when it won the elections with 44 percent of the vote, the PASOK Socialist party - down to 5 percent territory after backing austerity measures - is also...