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Panos Kammenos

It’s a Family Affair: Political Incest in Greece

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is about as a funny as a Republican defending legitimate rape, but he did manage to come up with a good one when he said he wants to ban Members of Parliament from hiring...

Samaras Wants to Ban MP's From Hiring Relatives

With Greeks furious over political leaders hiring their relatives while unemployment has hit 23.1 percent - 55 percent for those under 25 - Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, leader of the New Democracy Conservative party, has  asked the Justice Ministry...

A New Troika: Samaras – Venizelos – Kouvelis Talking ….

ATHENS – Negotiations to form a coalition government took a detour on June 18th after PASOK Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos told his New Democracy counterpart Antonis Samaras, whose party won the elections the day before, that he wanted voices...

Too Close to Call: Exit Polls Show No Winner Yet in Greek Elections

ATHENS - After a deadlocked May 6 election that failed to give any party enough votes to form a government in the midst of Greece's worst economic crisis since World War II, and six anguishing weeks in between with...

The Three Greek Election Scenarios: Lose, Lose, Lose

ATHENS – Greece’s critical June 17th elections have been framed as a euro vs. drachma dilemma, whether the country will stay in the Eurozone or be forced out and back to its ancient currency and into what most analysts...

Greek Politician Asks Germany for 70 Billion Euros in WWII Reparations

German newspaper Bild published an article titled "This is the Greek woman who asks us 70 billion." The Greek woman is Vicky Voulvoukeli, member of the Independent Greeks party and gave an interview to the German paper talking...

Greek Coalition Talks Collapsed After 'Madhouse' Fighting

ATHENS – In a scenario that shows just how divided Greece is, political leaders who tried to form a coalition government in the wake of the May 6 stalemated elections were at each other’s throats in diatribe so vicious...

Greek President's Office Says Kammenos Lied About Document

ATHENS – The office of Greek President Karolos Papoulias said Independent Greeks party leader Panos Kammenos had given the President a document offering to join a coalition government before talks broke down and was not telling the truth when...

Panos Kammenos Denies Sending Document to President

Panos Kammenos, the head of the Independent Greeks party - which came fourth in the May 6 polls - denied on Tuesday that he had sent a proposal to the Greek president on Monday outlining his position on the...

Coalition Hopes Fade, New Elections Seem Likely

ATHENS – With Europe and world markets watching anxiously, Greece’s hopes of forming a coalition government were deadlocked in debate over whether to stick to austerity measures demanded by international lenders in return for two bailouts of $325 billion...