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Moody's: Grexit Relatively Unlikely Now

The possibility of Greece leaving the common European currency is relatively unlikely now than it was in 2012, at the peak of the Eurozone crisis, when there was the risk that a Grexit would have a domino effect, Moody's...

Tsipras: German Taxpayers Should Not be Afraid of a SYRIZA Govt

His commitment that German taxpayers have nothing to be afraid of in the case of a new Greek government led by leftist anti-austerity party SYRIZA, expressed in an article for German business daily newspaper "Handelsblatt," the party's leader, Alexis...

Spanish PM Rajoy to Visit Athens in Support of PM Samaras Ahead of Greek Elections

A few days after Spanish Finance Minister Luis De Guindos categorically denied that the critical January 25 Greek elections have any relevance with Spain, and just a few hours after the leader of leftist Podemos, Pablo Iglesias Turrion, sent...

Greek Elections: SYRIZA Locks Lead in Polls

"SYRIZA maintains a stable and sharp edge in polls," said ALCO research firm CEO Costas Panagopoulos, commenting on recent election polls. Speaking to "Parapolitika 90.1" radio, Panagopoulos said that the SYRIZA lead is not only stable but the flow towards the...

SYRIZA Unveils List of State MPs Headed by Academic Tsoukalas

Greek main opposition SYRIZA on Monday unveiled its nationwide state MPs ballot that is led by sociologist Constantinos Tsoukalas, a professor in the University of Athens' Political Sciences department. SYRIZA's list of 12 state MPs includes party spokesman Panos Skourletis in third place, academic Rania...

Spanish Podemos: Greek Elections Dilemma Is Merkel or Tsipras [Video]

There are two options for the upcoming January 25 Greek general elections, said Pablo Iglesias Turrion, leader and founder of leftist Spanish political party Podemos (We Can), and those are either the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, or the Greek...

New York Times: Greece Will Race Against Time After Elections

The possibility of a bank run is a danger that Greece is facing if leftist SYRIZA wins the January 25 elections, according to a New York Times report. SYRIZA leads the polls and most likely will form a coalition government...

Twenty-One Parties, Four Coalitions and One Independent to Run for January 25 Greek Elections

The submission deadline for the delegations' participation in the January 25 Greek general elections expired and the Public Prosecutor along with the country's Supreme Court have approved the participation of 21 political parties, four coalitions and one independent candidate. In the following...

New Greek Polls: SYRIZA Continues to Lead Over New Democracy

Greek main opposition SYRIZA leads over ruling New Democracy (ND) by 2.6 percentage points, according to an opinion poll published in Sunday newspaper "To Vima." According to the poll, SYRIZA came first with 28.1%, followed by ND with 25.5%. In third place was...

Greek FinMin Underperforming due to Elections

Everything in the Greek Finance Ministry, located at the very heart of Athens, in Syntagma Square, Greece , seems to have stopped ahead of the elections, putting at risk anything (major or minor) that has been achieved during the...