General Elections

"It would be a pity for Greece to face Grexit again after the considerable work that has been done." This phrase sums up the message sent to Greece by the European Union Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Pierre...

“The government’s work continues normally,” Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday after meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras regarding reforms in the public sector. As far as the election of the President of the Hellenic Republic is concerned, he...

In a public speech on Saturday at Heraklion, Crete, main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras called Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras a "Premier of chaos," underlining that "the countdown for the coalition government and the destruction policies has already...

In an article with Greek newspaper "Real News," Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sent a message to all MPs to set aside the "clouds of political uncertainty and instability" by voting in favor of a new President of the...

The meeting between SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and Democratic Left (DIMAR) head Fotis Kouvelis sparked rumors that the two Greek opposition parties will collaborate in the snap general elections. According to a report in Greek newspaper "Efimerida ton Syntakton," talks...

Well, it is official: The Greek coalition government will not be able to elect the President of the Hellenic Republic from the present parliament in December, and much to SYRIZA's delight, the country will go to general elections in the...

His firm belief that the President of the Hellenic Republic should be elected directly by the people, in order to disconnect the process from the possibility of early elections, expressed Former Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis. At the same time, the...

Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras expressed his confidence earlier today that his party is ready to govern the country, stressing that such a development would signal "a time of change and hope" for Greece and Europe in general. "SYRIZA...

Varied were the responses of the Greek opposition parties, following the announcement of the Presidential ballot dates as well as the Stavros Dimas candidacy proposed by the coalition government partners, Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras, and government...

Greek main opposition SYRIZA on Monday welcomed the government’s decision to expedite the process for the election of the new President of the Hellenic Republic. "The expedition of the vote for a President of the Hellenic Republic is expected and...