Snap Elections
Greece
New Democracy and SYRIZA Heading to Presidential Vote with an Eye on Snap Elections
January 25 or February 1 have emerged as the possible dates for the conduction of snap general elections in Greece if the coalition government fails to attract the 180 needed MP votes for the election of the new President of...
Economy
IMF Negotiating Team to Return to Athens in January
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) negotiating team will return to Athens in January, aiming to successfully complete the sixth Greek bailout review, IMF deputy spokesman William Murray said during a press conference on Thursday at the Fund’s Washington headquarters.
"We expect to...
Greece
Greek PM: 'SYRIZA Makes Foreigners Talk Again About a Grexit'
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Thursday leveled harsh criticism against main opposition SYRIZA, while speaking to New Democracy's Parliamentary group.
"SYRIZA makes foreigners talk again about a Grexit," Samaras said. "We managed to pull the country out of...
Greece
Prime Minister Samaras: Greeks don't Want Snap Elections
Greeks don’t want snap elections and will punish those who try to force them, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said at an event organized by the National Conferederation of Greek Commerce (ESEE), adding that MPs will have to behave responsibly.
The Premier attacked the main...
Economy
Will Greek History Repeat Itself?
Well, it is official: The Greek coalition government will not be able to elect the President of the Hellenic Republic from the present parliament in December, and much to SYRIZA's delight, the country will go to general elections in the...
Greece
Former Greek PM Mitsotakis: The President Should be Elected by the People
His firm belief that the President of the Hellenic Republic should be elected directly by the people, in order to disconnect the process from the possibility of early elections, expressed Former Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis. At the same time, the...
Greece
Main Opposition SYRIZA Welcomes Speeding up of Process for Greek President Election
Greek main opposition SYRIZA on Monday welcomed the government’s decision to expedite the process for the election of the new President of the Hellenic Republic.
"The expedition of the vote for a President of the Hellenic Republic is expected and...
Economy
Eurogroup Decides Two-Month Extension of Greek Program, Presidential Election on December 17
On December 17, two months ahead of schedule, will finally be held the first ballot for the election of the new President of the Hellenic Republic, government spokeswoman Sophia Voultepsi announced earlier today.
According to Voultepsi's written announcement, Greek Prime...
Economy
SYRIZA Leader Tsipras: We Demand Debt Haircut
If main opposition SYRIZA comes to power in possible snap election next year, it will demand a reduction in Greece's debt from its bailout program, party leader Alexis Tsipras said earlier today during a financial conference in Athens.
According to the...
Greece
Venizelos Optimistic That No Snap Elections Will Be Needed In Greece
Greece's coalition government may propose a "non-political figure" for president in March to seek consensus and avoid snap elections that could derail its economic progress, Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos told Reuters in New York.
“Although the Greek president's role...