Greek politics

The election of Kyriakos Mitsotakis as leader of the New Democracy party ushers in a new era in Greek politics and can be taken as a point of departure from the populist politics of the traditional right. ND’s leader comes...

  Tsipras’ Syriza-led government has done more somersaults since it came to power than an acrobatic gymnastics team in Olympic competition. Take for example its stance on the IMF and the so-called Troika in general. First, Tsipras and his lieutenants promised...

Less than a week before Sunday's election, the two candidates for New Democracy leadership are gearing up for the final stretch of their campaign. The goal of Vangelis Meimarakis and Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to win the votes that went to Apostolos...

New Democracy, Greece's main political opposition has yet to decided when it will go ahead with its postponed presidential elections. The party's parliamentary group convened today, ahead of the discussion of the yearly budget in the Greek parliament. New Democracy's interim president Yiannis...

Greek writer Nikos Papadopoulos started playing around with his young sons toys in 2013. “We were pretending to go to bed using Playmobil – and it gave me the idea to recreate scenes not only about home life, but...

The election process that was just completed was the most absurd in Greece's modern political history. The party leaders who participated knew that there was a very hot potato waiting for them after the ballot . At the same...

*By William E Nelson What do the new Broadway hip-hop musical “Hamilton” and Greece’s debt crisis have in common? A great deal, actually. “Hamilton,” which opened on August 6th, celebrates the life and public career of one of America's greatest statesmen,...

Greek-Canadian community members watched the referendum results on television, hoping that the Greek people’s celebrations will not turn into a living nightmare. They believe that Greece should stay in the Eurozone because that would not only benefit the country,...

On International Women’s Day, the 33rd Greek Festival of Sydney celebrates the life and political pursuits of a truly spectacular woman, Melina Mercouri. In a speech by Dr. Panayota Nazou, Mercouri’s political reincarnation will be explored and discussed. Melina Mercouri’s...

The demand for gold coins has increased significantly in Greece over the last three months, as Greek investors are looking for a “safe haven” in light of the country’s political instability, notes the British Royal Mint. According to Bloomberg, the...