Greece elections
Diaspora
Polling Stations for the Diaspora Set Up For Next Greek Elections Round
The polling stations for the Greek elections where members of the diaspora who are included in the special electoral rolls will vote have been established.
Diaspora voting will take place on Saturday, June 24, one day before voters in Greece...
Greek News
New Elections in Greece Set for June 25
Greece’s President Katerina Sakellaropoulou has issued the Presidential Decree officially announcing a second national election to be held on June 25.
As stated in the Decree, the exploratory mandates given to the leaders of the first, second and third parties...
Greek church
Archbishop of Greece Slams Allegations Of Church Meddling in Elections
Archbishop of all Greece Ieronymos has dismissed allegations of Church involvement ahead of the second round of the general election.
Greek News
Caretaker Government in Greece Sworn in
The caretaker government in Greece, which will lead the country until a new election takes place in late June, was officially sworn in on Friday during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace.
Ioannis Sarmas, the president of the Court of...
Greek News
Mitsotakis Triumphs in Greece Elections
Greece's PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis achieved a remarkable victory in Sunday's Parliamentary elections as his New Democracy (ND) party won by more than 20 percentage points against the main opposition SYRIZA.
However, due to the electoral system of proportional representation, he...
Greek News
Greece Goes to the Polls in Tightly Fought General Elections
Greece votes Sunday in a general election that could prove inconclusive, with the leading candidate, conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, unlikely to garner a lead wide enough to avoid a new vote.
Opinion polls show Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy ahead...
Greek News
Greece Heads for an Election Re-run in July
Greece is heading to the polls on Sunday for an election that is highly unlikely to produce a government. An election re-run is expected to be held in early July with a different electoral law that could make the...
Diplomacy
Greek Islands Shown as Turkish in French Newspaper Provokes Complaint
Greece has issued a complaint to the popular French newspaper Le Monde for showing Greek islands on a map as being Turkish territories.
The map was published by Le Monde as part of a feature on the Turkish election results....
Greek News
Greece Bans Party Linked to Neo-Nazi Group from National Elections
The Supreme Court in Greece has prohibited a political party associated with the extremist organization Golden Dawn, which espouses neo-Nazi ideology, from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections on May 21.
The court has prohibited the far-right Hellenes party, founded...
Greek News
Greek Party Leaders’ Debate Set for May 10
The date of the televised debate of the Greek party leaders ahead of the May 21 national elections is confirmed for May 10.