Presidential Election
Politics
President Biden Officially Launches Reelection Bid
President Joe Biden formally announced his bid for reelection Tuesday, setting off a battle to convince the country his record merits another four years in the White House.
He also said that his age won’t impede his ability to govern....
Cyprus
Nikos Christodoulides is the New President of Cyprus
Nikos Christodoulides was elected the new president of Cyprus following the runoff elections on the island on Sunday.
Christodoulides secured 51.91 percent of the vote while his opponent Andreas Mavroyiannis got 48.09 percent.
Amid booming chants calling Nikos Christodoulides “the great”,...
Cyprus
Cyprus Election: Christodoulides and Mavroyiannis Head to a Runoff
Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides edged into the lead in Cyprus's presidential election on Sunday, according to the results on the 95 percent of the votes cast, but was unlikely to clinch an outright majority, leading to a runoff...
Politics
Colombia: Leftist Gustavo Petro Wins First Round in Presidential Election
Gustavo Petro, a former mayor of the capital city, Bogotá, as well as an ex-militant, topped the poll in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections, taking around 40 percent of the vote on Sunday.
However, while Petro secured...
Greece
The Five Absences from the Presidential Ballot and Mitsotakis' Statement that 'Froze' New Democracy
With a total of 233 votes the Greek Parliament elected Prokopis Pavlopoulos as the seventh President of the Hellenic Republic. Pavlopoulos was elected with the votes of coalition partners SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) as well as the support of his party,...
Greece
SYRIZA Nominates Prokopis Pavlopoulos for Greek Presidency
Just moments earlier, former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos was nominated for the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Pavlopoulos may be elected on the first ballot, which according to the Greek Constitution requires...
Economy
Greek Presidential Election Procedure Pushed Back
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will announce the name of the candidate for president of the Hellenic republic this weekend. The presidential election procedure has been pushed back due to negotiations on the debt issue.
According to information from close associates...
Greece
Greek Election Result a 'Heavy Defeat' for PASOK and its Leader
PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos on Thursday addressed a joint meeting of the party’s new parliamentary group and political council, and referred to the election result saying it was a heavy defeat for PASOK, its wing and strategy, and...
Greece
SYRIZA's Praise Over Avramopoulos' Intervention Fuels Presidential Nomination Scenarios
Greek main opposition SYRIZA praised earlier today the intervention of European Union Commisioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, regarding the need for extended flexibility of the Stability Pact for the European South countries. At the same...
Greece
Greek President Papoulias to PM Samaras: The Big Moment has Arrived [Video]
The Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, received the outgoing President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, at his office earlier today in order to agree on the current Parliament's dissolution, ahead of the upcoming snap general elections, that according...