General Elections
Greek News
Bill to Lift Restrictions for Greeks Voting Abroad
An amendment of the 2019 law for Greeks voting from abroad was posted for public consultation on Monday. If it passes by Parliament, the amendment will lift all restrictions for Greek citizens voting in elections abroad, whether they have...
Diaspora
New Law will “Lift All Barriers” for Greeks Voting Abroad
Greek PM Mitsotakis said that a new law will be brought to Parliament which will "lift all barriers in the vote of Greeks living abroad.
Diaspora
Greek Diaspora Vote Law Leads to Fiasco Ahead of Greece Elections
The Greek diaspora will probably be absent from the general election in Greece scheduled to be held after April, as only 3,500 Greeks living abroad have registered to vote thus far.
This is a fiasco for the government and political...
Europe
British-Cypriot MP Bambos Charalambous Re-elected in UK General Election
Bambos Charalambous, the only British Member of Parliament of Cypriot descent, was re-elected in Thursday's snap elections which were held in the United Kingdom.
Charalambous managed to retain his seat representing his Enfield Southgate parliamentary constituency of Greater London.
The Member...
Greece
24 Parties and Coalitions Intend to Participate in Greece's July 7 National Elections
A total of twenty-four parties and party coalitions have submitted their name and logo to the Supreme Court prosecution of Greece, declaring their intention to participate in Greece's general elections on July 7.
More specifically, twenty parties have declared their...
Cyprus
What Is Wrong With the System?
What is wrong with this flawed democracy that we all brag about and praise as an ideal system of government but fails to provide?
What is wrong with such a system that ultimately encourages corruption at the expense of the...
Greece
Greek Parliament Fails to Elect President; Greece to Call Snap Elections
Greece will have to call general elections within a period of at least 21 days from today as the Greek Parliament failed to elect Stavros Dimas as President of the Republic of Greece. Greek constitution dictates that in an unsuccessful...
Greece
Foreign Media on the Greek Presidential Election's Second Ballot and Snap Elections Scenarios [Video]
In the turmoil of the second unsuccessful ballot for the election of the new President of the Hellenic Republic, international media have yet again turned their eyes to the Greek Parliament. The numbers simply do not add up, they estimate,...
Economy
Greek PM Offers General Elections in 2015 After Bailout Talks are Completed
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras addressed the Greek people and described the risks involved if the country is dragged to snap elections. However, he compromised to go to elections at the end of 2015 if parliament elects a new President...
Greece
Former Greek PM Mitsotakis: 'The Elections Will Take Place at a Time of Disarray'
President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias met with New Democracy honorary President and Former Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis. The two men discussed Greece’s current situation and Mitsotakis expressed his concern about the difficult phase the country is going through.
Over the last few days, Mitsotakis...