New Democracy
Greece
PM Tsipras Asks Greek President to Dissolve Parliament, Hold National Elections
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited the President of the Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos on Monday afternoon to ask him to officially dissolve the Greek Parliament.
In a long-lasting tradition, Greek Premiers visit the President in the Presidential Palace in Athens...
Crime
Defiant Tsipras Goes Ahead with Appointing Top Judges, Despite Outcry
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras announced to his cabinet on Friday afternoon that his government will go ahead with its decision to appoint Greece's new top judges, despite calls from experts and the opposition to wait until the new government...
Economy
Greece's Borrowing Now Costs Same As Italy's; 10-Year Bond Hits Record Low
The interest rate for Greece's ten-year bond yield fell on Friday to an all-time low, reaching levels under three per cent, for the first time ever in history.
The Greek interest rate fell a further seven basis points, and is now...
Greece
Final Results: How Greeks Abroad Voted in the European Elections
Greece’s Ministry of the Interior published the results of Sunday’s European Elections for the Greek citizens who were abroad on the day of the election and who voted for Greek candidates instead of the local ones in the EU...
Crime
Greek Opposition Cries Foul Regarding Delay in Elections
Greek conservative opposition party New Democracy (ND) on Wednesday accused the governing SYRIZA Party of delaying the date of the snap elections in order to install senior judges of its choice.
Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos affirmed that elections will be...
Greece
Exit Poll: Opposition New Democracy Wins EU Elections in Greece
Greece's center-right New Democracy (ND) party is the clear winner of the European elections held on Sunday, according to the joint exit poll presented by Greece's major television stations at 19:00 local time.
ND is expected to win between 32.5...
Economy
Opposition Leader Mitsotakis Calls for PM Tsipras to Resign if SYRIZA Loses in the Euroelections
The Leader of the Opposition and President of the center-right New Democracy (ND) party Kyriakos Mitsotakis called Premier Alexis Tsipras to resign the night of the Euroelections on May 26, if his party loses.
Mitsotakis held a press conference ahead...
Economy
Opposition Leader Mitsotakis to Sponsor Bill Halting Tax-Free Threshold Reduction
The President of the New Democracy party and leader of the Greek opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave an interview on Wednesday, announcing that he will sponsor a bill which will halt the already-voted upon reduction of the country's tax-free threshold.
Speaking...
Greece
Political Scandals in Greece Overshadow Significance of European Parliament Elections
Greece is almost one month away from the crucial European Parliament elections of 2019, yet both the government and opposition have turned the political debate into a frenzy of scandal-talk, diverting public opinion by their endless bickering.
To a certain...
Crime
Greek Intelligence Service Refutes Plot Involving Ex PM Karamanlis' Assassination
Documents from Greece's National Intelligence Service (EYP) intimating that the so called ''Pythia Plot" was a complete falsehood were leaked to the Greek press on Thursday.
The ''Pythia Plot" was an alleged scenario involving the assassination of the former Conservative...