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ND Leader Meimarakis: 'We Can Exit the Memoranda with Faith and Vision'

"With faith and vision we can get out of the memoranda and the country can move forward on a growth course," said New Democracy (ND) leader Evangelos Meimarakis, who attended the celebrations for the liberation of the city of...

New Democracy Leader Criticizes Greek PM for IMF Report

A few hours after a confidence vote for the new Greek government, the New Democracy Interim President Evangelos Meimarakis criticized the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for the International Monetary Fund's report that warns of additional measures needed for the Greek economy to secure...

Greek Government Secures Confidence Vote from Greek Parliament

The new SYRIZA-ANEL coalition officially is officially Greece 's new government after the Greek Parliament gave it a confidence vote during the early mornings hours of Thursday. Out of the Greek Parliament's 300 representatives, 155 MPs voted in favor of the new...

Fourth Candidate Officially in the Race for New Democracy's Presidency

After an appeal and various expressions of dissatisfaction, New Democracy's Central Election Committee decided to reverse its initial decision and chose to allow Adonis Georgiadis to run for the party's presidency in the upcoming elections. The committee had deemed Georgiadis' application invalid...

Evangelos Meimarakis Officially a Candidate for New Democracy's Presidency

New Democracy Interim president Evangelos Meimarakis announced that he is running for the party's presidential seat in the conservative party's upcoming elections. Meimarakis has lead New Democracy since early July, when former party president and former Greek Prime Minister Antonis...

New Democracy: 'Tsipras is Undermining Greece'

Just a week following the Greek elections, Greece's political parties are already engaging in rhetorical accusations against each other. Controversy has not surrounded Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's address at the United Nations General Assembly, but rather his conversation with former...

Candidates for New Democracy's Leadership Race Still Uncertain as Georgiadis Declares Interest

With the future of New Democracy's leadership up for grabs, new names were added to the mix on Monday, just a few days before the October 2nd deadline for nomination submissions. After Kiriakos Mitsotakis and Apostolos Tzitzikostas, New Democracy MP Adonis Georgiadis...

Central Macedonia Regional Chief Apostolos Tzitzikostas Announces Candidacy for New Democracy Leadership

Central Macedonia region chief Apostolos Tzitzikostas announced his candidacy for the leadership of New Democracy through his personal Facebook account. Tzitzikostas stated that he plans to transform New Democracy into a party for all forces, which would make a...

Greek Political Party Leaders Respond to Greek Election Results

  SYRIZA emerged as the victorious political party in the Greek elections on Sunday night with 35.5% of the Greek vote and Greece's political party leaders reacted to the result. New Democracy President Evangelos Meimarakis congratulated SYRIZA for their victory during Sunday. The centre-right...

Tsipras: Today, the Greek People Will Give a Mandate of Continuity and Stability

As Greeks lined up Sunday morning to vote, Alexis Tsipras called for stability after casting his ballot. "Today, the Greek people will ... give a mandate of continuity and stability and a strong government with a four-year horizon," Tsipras said....