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Greece
Apostolos Tzitzikostas On Course to Win Greece's Central Macedonia
Sitting governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas won the race for Greece's second largest region, Central Macedonia, from the first round, according to official results published on Sunday night.
With almost 75 percent of the votes counted, New Democracy-backed Tzitzikostas and his ''Solidarity:...
Greece
Greek Parliament to Open Confidence Vote Debate on Wednesday
Following a meeting between the Speakers of the House in the Greek Parliament, the debate regarding a confidence vote in the government will begin on Wednesday. It was also announced on Monday that the final vote will be held...
Greece
Greece's Ruling SYRIZA Party Urges International Community to Mediate Venezuelan Crisis
Greece's ruling left-wing party of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) issued a statement on Tuesday evening commenting on the dramatic developments in Venezuela.
SYRIZA noted in its statement that the only way forward is dialogue and democracy, urging...
Greece
Mitsotakis: New Democracy Will Never Ratify Prespa Agreement
"New Democracy will not ratify the Prespa agreement, not now, not in the next parliament, not ever," Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, addressing his party on Friday evening.
"Greece is at the most crucial turning point in its history," said ND leader...
Greece
Greek Government Lags Behind in Opinion Poll
Greece's government is lagging behind the main opposition in the opinion polls, new research published this weekend has revealed.
The data published in the Efimeritha ton Syntakton newspaper claims that the center-right New Democracy party has an eight-percent lead among voters...
Greece
ND is Ready and has a Plan for Changing Greece, Mitsotakis Says
Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrapped up ND's 11th conference on Sunday with the message that the party was ready to govern the country "and to lead Greece where it deserves to be."
"We are ready, we know...
Greece
Opposition Leader Mitsotakis Expels MP Katerina Papakosta from ND's Parliamentary Group
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, announced the expulsion of the MP Katerina Papakosta from his party's Parliamentary Group in a letter to parliament president Nikos Voutsis, on Thursday.
The reason for expelling Papakosta was her failure to...
Economy
New Democracy Accuses Government of Lying
"What Mr Tsipras is saying is in conflict with the reality that he has created," main opposition New Democracy (ND) said on Saturday in an announcement following Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' speech at the Federation of Industries of Northern...
Greece
Mitsotakis: Democratic Institutions are for the First Time so Openly Undermined
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis lashed out at the government which he accused of attempting to undermine the institutions in order to shake up the European construction.
In his message on the restoration of Democracy, Mitsotakis stressed...
Economy
Fourth Memorandum Brings Heavy Burdens to All Greeks, ND Leader Mitsotakis Says
New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis was visiting the island of Aegina on Saturday when he commented on the fourth memorandum. Two days ago the fourth memorandum was voted by SYRIZA and Independent Greeks' deputies. A fourth memorandum which,...