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Stefanos Kasselakis: The Rising Star of the Greek Left

Stefanos Kasselakis is the rising star of the Greek Left after winning the first round of the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance election for party leadership

Mitsotakis Outlines Greek Government Plan for the Next Four Years

On Thursday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined his government's "road for the next four years. He stressed the need to boost wages and pensions, cut taxes, and repay bailout debts earlier than expected. The Greek prime minister also pledged...

New Greek Parliament Sworn In Following Mitsotakis’ Triumph

The members of the Greek Parliament elected in the general elections of June 25 were sworn in on Monday, in a celebratory opening session in the presence of President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou. The 300 members of parliament...

Mitsotakis Sworn in as Greek PM After Election Triumph

Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greek Prime Minister on Monday after his party's election triumph. "It is a special honor to receive this mandate to form a government with a four-year horizon," Mitsotakis said in his meeting with the...

32 Parties to Contest the Greek Elections on June 25

A total of 32 parties and party coalitions will run in the June 25 national elections, following the Greek Supreme Court’s decision released on Thursday. Of the initial 44 parties, coalitions, and independent candidates that had submitted applications to the...

Five Arrested on Election Fraud Charges in Central Greece

Five people were arrested on Saturday evening in Karditsa, central Greece, suspected of attempted election fraud. Among the suspects were three associates of the opposition SYRIZA party candidate, George Vaiopoulos. In their car, police discovered 197 forged identity cards as well...

Greece Goes to the Polls in Tightly Fought General Elections

Greece votes Sunday in a general election that could prove inconclusive, with the leading candidate, conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, unlikely to garner a lead wide enough to avoid a new vote. Opinion polls show Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy ahead...

Karamanlis: The Leader Who Dominated Post-World War II Greece

Karamanlis, who passed away on April 23, 1998 at the age of 91, was the man chosen to pull Greece out of 7 years of a dictatorship in 1974.

Poll Confirms Greek Governing Party Losing Ground After Rail Disaster

The latest poll on voting intentions in Greece suggests that while center-right New Democracy (ND) is still ahead of left-wing SYRIZA, the lead has narrowed since the rail disaster on February 28. The Marc poll for Antenna TV, which was...

Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis to Stand Down from Parliament

Former Greek PM Kostas Karamanlis announced on Tuesday he will stand down from Parliament and he will not seek his re-election at the general elections to be held in April. The 67-year-old, who served as the Prime Minister of Greece...