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A total of 36 parties and party coalitions will run in the May 21 Greek elections, following the Supreme Court’s decision released on Tuesday. The election will use a simple proportional representation system, which was voted for in 2016. Parties that...

The train disaster in Greece that claimed the lives of 57 people derailed the parties of the political establishment in the country, weeks before the general elections. As public anger grows over the timeless deficiencies of Greek railways, there are...

The government has set as high priority to shed light into corruption cases that have wounded political life, State Minister and government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said in a press briefing on Tuesday. He stated that the Greek people are the...

A Parliamentary investigating committee looking into the legality of bank loans to political parties and the media officially concluded its nine-month inquiry on Monday, with the delivery of its final report and conclusions to Parliament President Nikos Voutsis. Each of...

The committee of inquiry examining the legality of loans granted by banks to political parties will submit its final report to the parliament president Nikos Voutsis a week later than initially stated, on January 23, it announced on Friday. The...

The government's draft bill with proposed changes to the electoral law was posted for public consultation in Greek Parliament on Friday. The new bill makes a number of changes, such as the elimination of a 50-seat bonus for the winning party...

The Greek government is raising the issue of changing the current framework for loans to political parties while SYRIZA deputies Stathis Panagoulis and Nasos Athanassiou are asking for details over PASOK and New Democracy's loan obligations. "The issue of bank...

According to the second installment of Public Issue's survey of the Greek electorate, SYRIZA is the political party favored by most Greeks today, having increased its lead over rival New Democracy by 13 percentage points. The first part of the...

“Greek European Citizens” is the name of Jorgo Chatzimarkakis’ new party for the upcoming European Parliament elections, as announced on Thursday. The 47-year-old MEP was born in Duisburg in Germany but is of Greek descent. For ten years he was...

From the total 36 parties that have filed their applications to run in the May 6 elections, 32 candidates will claim the Greek people’s votes, according to the relevant decision of the Supreme Court of the country. Unlike past years,...