Greek President

At a crucial point for Greece's future the Greek parliament voted for a new Greek President, but the first round of voting did not elect Stavros Dimas as Greek President. SEE RESULTS HERE. Watch the live feed with commentary...

The ballot for the President of the Hellenic Republic in the past 40 years has not always been a clean affair. Since the restoration of democracy in Greece in 1974, nominees for the presidency and election processes have been...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Thursday leveled harsh criticism against main opposition SYRIZA, while speaking to New Democracy's Parliamentary group. "SYRIZA makes foreigners talk again about a Grexit," Samaras said. "We managed to pull the country out of...

Greek riot police battled into the night of Sept. 18 with protesters angry over the murder earlier in the day of an anti-fascist who was stabbed to death, police said, by a man who is a member of the...

Greek president Karolos Papoulias visited Poland on Monday and met with his Polish counterpart Bronisław Komorowski. The presidents signed a bilateral agreement on cooperation in the field of culture, education, science, sports, youth and mass media. “Bilateral relations are...

Greek President Karolos Papoulias will meet with Serbian officials in Belgrade on Tuesday. Papoulias will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, Parliament Speaker Nebojsa Stefanovic and Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej, said the Greek embassy. An official...

Greek President Karolos Papoulias said on Oct. 28 - Oxi Day - that he believes the debt-ridden country will overcome the current economic crisis which threatens it with chaotic default, although he didn't say how, and as the economy...

The UN’s Yugoslav war crimes court has rejected a call by Bosnian Serb former leader Radovan Karadzic to subpoena Greek President Carolos Papoulias to testify at his genocide trial. “The requirements for the issuance of a subpoena have not been...

The Greek President's salary is about to be halved under an amendment put forth in the Parliament, although it is moot for the current office holder, Karolos Papoulias, who has waived the monthly salary of 23,122 euros, some $30,351,...

ATHENS - A last-ditch effort to set up a coalition government in the wake of stalemated May 6 elections and stave off a possible exit from the Eurozone has failed, setting up new elections next month - likely June...