Greek election 2015

Any new Greek government will have to deliver on the commitments of its predecessors and continue reforms, the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker told Reuters news agency. His comments are seen as a clear warning to SYRIZA, which...

The leader of the Movement of Democrats Socialists, Giorgos Papandreou, has proposed a new referendum in which the Greek people would decide on how the new government will negotiate the debt. Mr. Papandreou stressed that the referendum would give the...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday in an interview with daily Ethnos offered clear assurances for an immediate cut in the Uniform Real Estate Ownership Tax (ENFIA) as well as in income and corporate taxation in the case...

Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras gave an interview to the Sunday edition of "Ethnos" newspaper, in which he requested a "greater acquiescence for the country's salvation," not a "consent to complicity," referring to what he described as a...

In an interview with Greek TV, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Saturday it would be strange if the Greek people elected main opposition SYRIZA as Greece’s new government on January 25, as it is a party that is...

Main opposition Syriza leads over senior ruling coalition partner New Democracy by 4.6 percentage points in voting intent, according to a Metron Analysis poll conducted for the "Parapolitika" newspaper and released late on Friday. In the poll, Syriza got 35.4...

Greek businesses have suffered for the last six years due to the financial crisis that hit the country. In 2015, the Greek economy was expected to start its recovery, however the unexpected election and the political uncertainty that surrounds...

Bloomberg and Reuters, two of the world's most prestigious news agencies, predicted that the next Greek government which will arise after the upcoming election, will face hard times. According to Bloomberg, Greece is set to run out of cash by mid-year...

The Global rating agency, Fitch Ratings downgraded Greece 's credit outlook to negative from stable, on Friday, January 16, due to the rising political uncertainty, in light of the January 25 elections. However, the agency kept the country's credit rating unchanged at 'B,'...

In an extensive interview with SKAI TV on the morning of Saturday, main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said that even if his party emerges as the winner of the general elections to be held on January 25, the...