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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced early elections on September 20 asking Greek people to give SYRIZA a fresh mandate for a "free, democratic and socially just Greece." In his 14-minute speech Tsipras reviewed and praised the Greek government's work...

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis published on Thursday two proposals he claims to have made to Greece's international creditors in May and June. Varoufakis, who resigned from his post on July 6, claims that both proposals, one of which was...

Following a meeting on Thursday afternoon that included Greek government and SYRIZA party members, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to call for snap elections in September. Tsipras is anticipated to make a proclamation on the snap elections around 8 p.m. Greek time...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will decide the time of snap elections after a meeting with key advisers at 2:00 pm on Thursday. Tsipras wants to resolve the rift within his party after almost a third of SYRIZA lawmakers voted against the bailout...

Greek government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili criticized former Energy Minister and SYRIZA MP Panagiotis Lafazanis who stated in an interview to Greek media that he will vote against the government. "The Left Platform and Panagiotis Lafazanis announced today through their statements that they...

The Greek government's problems caused by its shift to a memorandum policy cannot be answered with bluffs or tricks, SYRIZA deputy Panagiotis Lafazanis on Wednesday said in statements to Real FM. "The snap elections insinuate anti-democratic ideas and can neither...

Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras criticized the Greek government harshly for having accused his then-government of “selling out” on the issue of privatizations by trying to sell some of Greece's regional airports, when current premier Alexis Tsipras is now...

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis accused Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of using talk of national elections as a tactic to resolve an internal party problem, saying it could jeopardize Greece’s road to stability. "He is thinking, 'I...

SYRIZA former MEP and historic member of the Greek Left Manolis Glezos in a statement on Monday warned "the left should not be a seven-month parenthesis." On the website "Kinissi Energi Polites" Glezos referred to an "erratic and faltering strategy"...

After the Eurogroup's blessing of a new Greek bailout deal, Greece’s short term financial problems appear to be temporarily resolved. With the first 26-billion-euro installment, the country will be able to pay its debts until mid October and the compromised Greek banks...