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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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 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.