Greek Election

A Greek exit from the euro zone would be catastrophic not just for Greece, the head of the euro zone's temporary rescue fund said on Monday, a day after pro-bailout ruling parties lost their majority in parliament in Athens. If...

Greeks showed rejection of the traditional ruling parties of New Democracy Conservatives and PASOK Socialists who supported austerity. With 99% of the votes counted, the two traditional parties cannot even form a coalition since they did not win 151...

Despite the fact that this election is an early one as the economic crisis forced out the previous elected government led by George Papandreou, it feels as if the last elections were ten years ago instead of two. This...

Greece's socialist party leader Evangelos Venizelos has promised no new taxes, or across-the-board wage and pension cuts, if his party participates in a coalition government after the May 6 early election. Speaking in front of a select audience of party...

Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos has said that the country’s place in the European Union must be defended. Against a backdrop of deep debt, cuts and unemployment, Papademos warned against europhobia as Greeks prepare to vote in next month’s election. “The...

Greece will pay 20 percent less to hold a general election on May 6 than it cost in 2009, as the government tries to cut down on spending in a second year of austerity measures. The May 6 vote will...

A Greek citizen, inspired by the Greek Vice President Theodoros Pagkalos, who said in an interview that Greek votes will be sold at the upcoming elections, has listed his right to vote for sale starting only at $1. The citizen,...

Greek voters are unlikely to give any party a workable majority in elections as soon as next month, jeopardizing austerity policies on which bailout funds depend. According to Bloomberg Opinion, surveys show as many as eight parties may win seats...

"No decision has been taken yet but May 6 is a very probable date for the elections," the official, who declined to be named, told Reuters. There was no official confirmation of the election date. Lucas Papademos' technocrat coalition government...

Greek government’s tenure is determined by the work to be done, said spokesman for Greek PM Lucas Papademos, in an attempt to deal with the ministerial paralysis due to an unofficial pre-election period. Infrastructure Minister Makis Voridis, a LAOS MP,...