national elections
Economy
Markets Receive Conservative Greek Landslide With Unprecedented Enthusiasm
Global markets showed marked enthusiasm regarding the prospect of Greece turning toward a more conservative route, following the New Democracy Party's landslide in Sunday's local and European Elections.
Greece's ten-year bond lost more than nine percent since the day began, and is...
Greece
PM Tsipras Afraid of Greek Diaspora Vote, Says Opposition
The main opposition New Democracy (ND) party accused Prime Minister Alexis Τsipras on Tuesday of treating the Diaspora as second-class Greeks after he revealed his plan to offer a "limited-impact" vote in the general elections for Greeks living abroad.
“The...
Greece
Greek Diaspora May Get to Vote in 2019 Elections
Greek nationals living outside of Greece may soon obtain the right to cast a vote from overseas. The Greek government on Wednesday announced its intention to grant nationals residing abroad the right to vote in the country's elections, possibly...
Greece
Alexis Tsipras: SYRIZA's Victory Will Signal a 'Start in Greece 's Restoration'
The victory of main opposition SYRIZA in the Greek national elections will be "the start of a great national effort to save society and restore Greece ," party leader Alexis Tsipras said in an opinion article published in Sunday's...
Greece
Greek Prime Minister Calls MPs to Reach a Consensus
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras held a press conference on Saturday, December 27, in light of the Presidential election's third voting round. Samaras urged MPs to come to a consensus and elect a President in order to avoid national elections.
The third...
Greece
How Much Money Will Greek MPs Lose in the Event of Early Elections?
Members of the Greek Parliament have begun estimating the amount of money they will lose in the event of early national elections.
Estimates hover around 100,000 euros for each member of Parliament. There are approximately 16 months left until the...
Europe
New EU Platform Helps Voters Find Their Political Profile
A new online voting advice application called EUVox was launched on Thursday by the European Union, which set it up for the forthcoming European Parliament elections with a view to helping EU citizens to compile their political profile while also...
Greece
Michaloliakos Doesn’t Exclude Collective Resignation of the Parliament
After the official statements of Nikos Michaloliakos, the political developments are moving rapidly and the elections remain a possibility.
The leader of the Golden Dawn stressed that they will exhaust all legal means, and he didn’t exclude, nor confirm the...
Europe
Venizelos: “Greece Has Made Mistakes and Must Implement the Terms”
Greece must accept the terms as set by its partners since it’s made big mistakes, claims PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel, assuring our lenders that “they will have their money back.”
“We are...