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Opposition Leader Wants Votes for Greeks Abroad

Greece's main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on the SYRIZA-led government to legislate for the Greek diaspora to vote in general elections. In an interview to Sunday's edition of the To Vima newspaper, the leader of conservative New Democracy party...

Tax Cuts, Reforms Dominate Greek Opposition's Agenda (video)

The reduction of corporation tax from 29 percent to 20 percent and the implementation of needed reforms will be priorities for New Democracy chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis if he comes to power. Greece's main opposition leader spoke to Bloomberg TV during a...

Tsipras-Mitsotakis Battle it Out in Parliament over 2 Greek Soldiers

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy president Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday exchanged verbal attacks over the issue of the two Greek soldiers arrested in Turkey. The main opposition chief asked Tsipras why he did not call Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

US Ambassador: No Greek Politician on Novartis FBI Investigation

The FBI investigation on Novartis case focuses on crimes that violate U.S. law. There is no FBI probe on Greek politicians in regards to the Swiss drugmaker, said U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt. The U.S. official made the comment...

Greek Opposition Head Meets Turkish PM in Germany

Senior figures from Greece's main opposition party met Turkey's prime minister and foreign minister recently in Germany. New Democracy head Kyriakos Mitsotakis and shadow foreign minister Giorgos Koumoutsakos met the pair on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in...

New Democracy Chief Expels Colleague over Novartis Outburst

Greek opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expelled a high-profile colleague after the latter made a series controversial statements about party vice-president Adonis Georgiadis. Evangelos Antonaros, who had served the party as government spokesperson during the Kostas Karamanlis administration,...

Greek Opposition Leader Backs 'Expression of National Pride'

The leader of Greece's main opposition party has said he "personally defended the right of the citizens to protest freely, peacefully and democratically, as provided in the constitution". New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: "The expression of national pride by...

PM Tsipras: "I have a Responsibility Towards the Country"

"I have a responsibility towards the country," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday in a meeting with main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, government sources told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency. Mitsotakis, according to the same sources, accused him...

Tsipras 'Divided Greeks' Blasts Opposition Leader

  New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has accused Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of "dividing" Greeks, following a 45-minute meeting between the pair over the FYROM name dispute on Saturday. Leaving Maximos Mansion without comment, Mitsotakis later said he had only gone to meet...

Greek Opposition Head Raises FYROM with US Ambassador

Greece's main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis met US ambassador Geoffrey R. Pyatt early Friday afternoon ahead of Saturday's briefing on the FYROM talks with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Sources said all issues concerning Greece-U.S. relations were discussed in the meeting, with the conservative leader...