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Samaras, Venizelos Repeat: No Snap Polls

The long and rancorous campaign for Greek municipalities and the European Parliament, which saw the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) come in first, won't bring national elections, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said. The 3.8 percent win by...

Golden Dawn Keeps Lock On Third

Its leaders are locked up or arrested, its message discredited by human rights organizations, the government trying to dismantle it, but the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party still took third in European Parliament elections and won three seats in Greece's...

Tsipras Tells Papoulias He Wants Elections

Major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras met with Greek President Karolos Papoulias on May 26, a day after his party won the European Parliament elections and said there should now be early national elections. SYRIZA...

2014 Euro-Elections: The 21 Elected Greek MEPs

With a sufficient percentage of votes (about 8%) counted until Monday morning, May 26, we have the newly elected Greek MEPs of the 2014 Euro-elections held yesterday. From the 21 seats of Greece in the European Parliament, SYRIZA gets six...

UKIP, Golden Dawn, Far-Right Keeps Rising in Europe

In what was called a "political earthquake," far-right extremists parties - from Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn to the National Front in France and even up to Denmark - rose to take seats in the European Parliament elections. Analysts said the...

Samaras Says Election Loss Changes Nothing

Despite a loss of some 3.8 percent to the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) in European Parliament elections, Greece's Prime Minister and New Democracy conservative leader Antonis Samaras said his coalition with the PASOK socialists has...

Exit Polls Show SYRIZA Wins EU Battle, New Democracy Reels

Initial results from exit polls on May 25 showed that Greeks gave the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) a margin of up to 3 percent in European Parliament elections, but likely not the knockout blow needed...

Samaras Fears New Democracy Loss By "Accident"

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said the May 25 elections for the European Parliament are not a referendum on his government but said he fears his New Democracy Conservatives could still lose accidentally. The elections coincide with the second round...

Samaras Says SYRIZA Win May Mean Snap Elections

After saying there wouldn't be snap elections even if New Democracy took a beating in the May 25 elections for Greek municipalities and the Europan Parliament, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said a big win by the major opposition Coalition...

Samaras Says He Won't Let SYRIZA Bring Back Chaos

Taking his last big shot before the May 25 elections for Greek municipalities and the European Parliament, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said his poll-leading rival Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) wanted to "return Greece back to chaos," instead...