elections
Cyprus
Nominations for Cyprus Parliamentary Elections Submitted
Nicosia nominations for the May 22 parliamentary elections concluded on Wednesday at the Filoxenia Conference Center.
As announced by the Returning Officer for Nicosia, Marios Panayides, a total of 180 nominations were submitted compared to 144 applications in 2011.
Of these...
Economy
Poll: 6 in 10 Greeks Do Not Want Elections Now
Six out of 10 Greeks do not want elections at the present time, says the monthly Political Barometer poll published by Public Issue.
Specifically, 60 percent of participants believe elections are not necessary at present, while 38 percent believe it...
Greece
Pulse Polls: Greek Citizens Want Elections; Opposition Party (ND) Is 6% ahead
A poll made by Pulse for the Athenian TV channel Action24, shows that 47% of Greek citizens want early elections and only 32% want the current government.
New Democracy seems to be ahead with 6%.
More specifically the poll shows...
Cyprus
Parliament Convenes for Last Time Before May Elections
The plenary of the House of Representatives convened on Thursday for its last session before the parliamentary elections, that will take place on May 22.
Addressing the plenary, Omirou said that the Republic of Cyprus has survived through difficult times...
Cyprus
Cyprus House of Representatives on Thursday Prior to May Elections
Cyprus House of Representatives is set to make a decision on Thursday, April 14 to dissolve the present parliament ahead of parliamentary elections.
The Minister of Interior will proceed after the dissolvement of the House with the proclamation of the...
Cyprus
Cyprus Elections: White/Blank Protest Vote
The battle for the May 2016 parliamentary elections in Cyprus is in full swing and sabres crisscrossing between rival groups are rattling like never before. On the other hand people are in a sombre mood with electoral fatigue, apathy...
Greece
Mitsotakis Proposes Law to ND that Enables Greek Expatriates to Vote
On Friday, New Democracy party (ND) suggested a new law that enables Greek expatriates to vote.
The law titled "Practice of the voting right during Parliament Elections, for Greek Expatriates and voters who live abroad," will enable Greeks who live...
Greece
ND Leader Confident His Party Will Win Next Elections
The leader of Greece’s main opposition party Kyriakos Mitsotakis is confident that New Democracy (ND) will win the next elections, whenever they are called. Nonetheless, he feels that an ecumenical government, not elections, is what the country needs at...
Greece
Gov't Spokeswoman Gerovassili Rules Out Scenarios of Early Elections
There are no scenarios of early elections nor scenarios of an ecumenical government, Greek government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili said on Tuesday during a press briefing.
Gerovassili stressed the importance of completing the program review as soon as possible and reiterated...
Greece
Kyriakos Mitsotakis Elected New Democracy President
Kyriakos Mitsotakis was elected as New Democracy president on Sunday. It was a close encounter as Kyriakos Mitsotakis overcame his opponent Evangelos Meimarakis to secure the support of New Democracy's followers. The number of people who came out to vote on...