Thanasis Theocharopoulos
Greece
Former Opponent Becomes Tourism Minister in Greece
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday named the head of Greece's tiny Democratic Left party (DIMAR) to be Culture Minister, replacing Elena Kountoura, who resigned to contest in the European elections.
Thanasis Theocharopoulos, 40, an agricultural economist, backed SYRIZA and Tsipras’...
Greece
Greek Party 'Democratic Left' Elects New Leader
Democratic Left (DIMAR), a small center-left Greek political party, has elected a new leader, 36-year-old Thanasis Theocharopoulos, who will replace Fotis Kouvelis.
DIMAR participated in the previous Greek coalition government, along with New Democracy and PASOK, between June 2012 and...