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Nikos Dimou Says 'Holy Fire' Jet Flight Is Waste of Money

The Greek writer Nikos Dimou suggested on Wednesday that since the Holy Fire, which is brought every Holy Saturday from Jerusalem, is not a result of a miracle, then Greece should stop spending money on hiring a jet to...

Samaras' Pre-Election Pitch: Stability

With his party locked in a dogfight ahead of next month's critical elections for the European Parliament and Greek municipalities, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is wooing voters with money and trying to convince them to keep stability in the...

Rass Opinion Poll Shows New Democracy in Lead for EU Elections

A Rass opinion poll concerning the upcoming European Parliament elections carried out on behalf of the newspaper “Parapolitika” shows New Democracy in the lead for the European elections. In particular, New Democracy has a narrow lead of 0.2 percent for...

New Democracy Takes Back The Lead

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' promise to return part of  primary surplus to a few groups affected by austerity measures is working to woo voters, as a poll showed his New Democracy Conservatives retaking the lead over the major...

SYRIZA Leading, But 'To Potami' Rising

A Pulse survey for the satirical newspaper To Pontiki (The Mouse) gives the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) a two percent edge over the ruling New Democracy in the May elections for the European Parliament, but...

New Polls Cause Stir in Greek Political Scene

Recent opinion polls have been a cause for irritation for the leadership of SYRIZA. The polls that have been published during the last 24 hours show contradictory estimates and a halting of the momentum that the party has developed. A...

Greeks Appear Undecided About Elections

As far as polls are concerned the electoral field has been converted into a tight knot for all parties, since it appears that people are still undecided. Two new polls that were published today, essentially show that the undecided vote...

Polls Show Death Knell for PASOK

Little more than four years after winning the Prime Minister's office with 44 percent of the vote, the PASOK Socialists who are partners in Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' New Democracy Conservative government are on the edge of extinction with...

Presentation of New Greek Political Party 'To Potami'

  Τhe famous Greek TV journalist Stavros Theodorakis during a press conference that he gave today, officially presented his new pro-Europe political party To Potami (The River). He stated that the party’s program will be shaped by both leftist and...

Journalist Theodorakis Sets Up Political Party

Noted Greek TV journalist Stavros Theodorakis said he's leaving the major network station Mega and the newspaper Ta Nea and giving up his profession to enter politics and create a new European policy to foster a broader Leftist movement. According...