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Far-Right Spartiates Party Banned From European Elections in Greece
Greece's Supreme Court has published the final list of parties that will compete in June's European elections with the roster excluding the far-right party Spartiates (the Spartans).
The ruling party New Democracy, along with opposition parties PASOK and New Left,...
Diaspora
More Greeks Abroad Register for Postal Voting in the Euro Elections
More than 33 thousand Greeks living abroad have registered for postal voting for the European Parliament elections in June, double the votes counted at the polling stations in the June parliamentary elections of 2023.
The deadline for postal voting applications...
Greek News
Jailed Greek Politician in Albania Candidate for EU Parliament in Greece
Relations between Greece and Albania could deteriorate further after the ruling conservative party in Greece announced on Monday that Fredi Beleri, the jailed ethnic Greek politician, will be one of its candidates for the European Parliament elections in June.
Last...
Greece
European Elections Could Transform Greek Politics
At the heart of an unstable and turbulent region, Greek politics stand at a political crossroads with the country's current political landscape shaped by the dominant presence of the center-right New Democracy party, led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Despite...
Diaspora
Greek Parliament Rejects Postal Voting for National Elections
The bill on postal voting for Greeks living abroad was approved for the European elections but rejected for national elections during a parliamentary vote on Wednesday. It was supported by the governing New Democracy party (ND) but was opposed...
Diaspora
Bill on Postal Voting for Greeks Abroad Expanded to Include National Elections
On Monday, the Greek government introduced an amendment to a bill that would include postal voting in the national elections and European elections scheduled for later this year.
The amendment establishes postal voting as the exclusive method of voting for...
Greece
Final Results Show New Democracy 9.35% Ahead of SYRIZA in EU Elections
The Greek Ministry of the Interior released the official and final results of Sunday’s European Elections in Greece on Thursday, showing a lead of 9.35 percent for the New Democracy (ND) Party over ruling coalition SYRIZA.
According to the final results,...
Greece
MP Megaloeconomou Resigns from SYRIZA Ahead of National Elections
Greek MP Theodora Megaloeconomou resigned from the SYRIZA party on Tuesday afternoon and is standing now as an Independent, leaving the embattled Greek government with one less member of Parliament representing them.
Megaloeconomou sent a letter to the Speaker of the House...
Greece
The 21 Candidates Most Likely to Become Greece's Next MEPs
As votes for each one of the individual MEP candidates are still being counted, those who are currently leading the races now seem to have a good chance of becoming Greece's next 21 MEPs.
Let's take a closer look at...
Cyprus
Cyprus Elects First Turkish Cypriot as MEP
The European vote in Cyprus produced a landmark result on Sunday when a Turkish Cypriot was elected as an MEP for the first time on the ethnically-divided island.
Among the six MEPs elected was university professor Niyazi Kizilyurek, 59, who...