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Greece
Greece's Opposition Parties React to Electoral Law Change Proposal
The Greek government's proposal for the change of the electoral law tabled in parliament has been met with negative reactions from the main opposition and mixed response from the remaining parties.
The main electoral law amendments are the abolition of...
Greece
Latest Poll Shows 71% of People Do Not Trust Tspiras; Greeks Want Change in Government
According to a poll by Alco for the "Proto Thema" newspaper, the New Democracy (ND) party is several points ahead of SYRIZA.
More specifically, regarding the voting intentions of Greek citizens, ND collects 21.1% against SYRIZA's 17.3%. The parties that follow are...
Greece
New Exit Poll Shows ND Lead
According to a new poll by Metron Analysis, New Democracy (ND) has a 4.3% unit lead ahead of SYRIZA.
More specifically, ND canvasses 23.7% whereas SYRIZA holds a lower 19.4%. Other parties that follow are KKE with 4.7%, Democratic Alignment...
Greece
New Poll Shows SYRIZA-New Democracy Popularity Waning in Greece
A new opinion poll shows that the popularity of the SYRIZA ruling party is waning, being only 1 percentage point ahead of New Democracy.
New Democracy popularity is also lower than in the September election results, according to a survey...
Economy
Political Leaders Unable to Reach Accord on Greece's Social Security System
Greece's political leaders failed to find common ground on reforms to Greece's social security system but agreed on future discussions over a Constitutional Revision as well as on a united approach to the refugee crisis, during a meeting on Saturday afternoon.
Greek...
Greece
Greek Parliament Approves Omnibus Bill of Prior Actions
The Greek Parliament passed with 153 votes of the ruling SYRIZA-ANEL coalition the omnibus bill of the second package of prior actions required by the bailout program.
The vote was conducted by roll-call, as requested by New Democracy. One SYRIZA...
Greece
Rodopi Region in Northern Greece Elects 3 Muslim MPs
The constituency of Rodopi Region in northern Greece is left without Christian representatives as the three parliamentary seats went to Muslim MPs.
Former New Democracy lawmaker Euripides Stylianidis who represented the Christian population of the region, lost to the two...
Greece
Greek Elections Final Exit Poll: Greeks Give SYRIZA a Clear Win Over New Democracy [Update]
The final results of the joint exit poll by five different research companies show leftist SYRIZA is a clear winner over conservative New Democracy. The exit polls show SYRIZA getting 33-35 percent of the vote with New Democracy trailing...
Greece
Greek Elections: Polls Continue to Show Neck to Neck Race with Slight ND Lead
New opinion polls on Sunday's critical election show that SYRIZA and New Democracy run neck to neck, with most of them giving the conservative party a slight edge.
Metrisi shows New Democracy first
In a survey conducted by Metrisi for Eleftheros...
Greece
Greek Elections: Party Leaders Try to Woo Undecided Voters
KKE leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas speaks at the party's election rally at Syntagma Square
Three days before Sunday's election, and party leaders try to fish from the pool of undecided voters while preaching to the converted.
SYRIZA chief Alexis Tsipras spoke...