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Greek Election Results in Real Time
Follow updates of the official results for the Greek elections, as provided by the ministry of interior.
Greece
Greek Gov't Rejects Early Elections Scenarios
Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili rejects scenarios of early elections in an interview with Efimerida ton Syntakton on Friday.
Gerovassili said that the truth is that main opposition New Democracy (ND) wants the authority but they'll have to wait.
On the debt...
Greece
SYRIZA's Loss of Political Legitimacy Already Under Way
It’s only a matter of time before Greece's SYRIZA-led government loses its political legitimacy entirely and the country ends up with yet another snap election. This is an argument I have been making virtually since SYRIZA's rise to power.
Now, a poll by...
Economy
IMF Disappointed With Lack of Reform Implementation in Greece
A recent IMF analysis noted that there have been major delays in the implementation of reforms in Greece, due to the election that took place in September, as written by a journalist in the German news magazine Der Spiegel.
The...
Economy
Former Greek FinMin Varoufakis to Open Kilkenomics Festival in Ireland
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will be opening the 6th annual Kilkenomics Festival in Ireland, according to a recent announcement by journalist David McWilliams. The festival which was co-founded by McWilliams and Naoise Nunn is set to kick...
Greece
Greek Elections: Official Final Results
The Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) has won its second parliamentary elections in eight months having garnered 35.47 percent of the Greek vote and 145 parliament seats on Sunday. The New Democracy conservatives came in second with 28.09 percent...
Greece
Greek Elections Final Exit Poll: Greeks Give SYRIZA a Clear Win Over New Democracy [Update]
The final results of the joint exit poll by five different research companies show leftist SYRIZA is a clear winner over conservative New Democracy. The exit polls show SYRIZA getting 33-35 percent of the vote with New Democracy trailing...
Greece
Greek Election Polls: SYRIZA Slightly Leading
SYRIZA and New Democracy are going head to head in the upcoming Greel election according to five recent polls published on Greek Sunday newspapers. The difference of the two partied is less than one percent in all the polls.
A poll...
Greece
SYRIZA Leader Tsipras from TIF: ‘We Want to Exit the Crisis’
An exit from the crisis that would allow Greek society and its people to remain standing on their feet is SYRIZA's main aim, party leader Alexis Tsipras said during his speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), where he presented...
Greece
Tsipras Visits TIF and Expresses Hope He Will be Greece's PM for the Next Eight Years
The Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in northern Greece has been traditionally inaugurated by the Greek Prime Minister. The September 20 snap elections meant that the President of the Hellenic Republic took on this responsibility on September 4.
Former Greek Prime Minister and...