Vangelis Meimarakis

The SYRIZA-ANEL coalition managed to pass the 2016 budget in parliament with 153-145, with two lawmakers absent in the 300-member Parliament, as all opposition parties voted against. The vote went as expected, since last week's meeting of party leaders ended...

Interim New Democracy president Vangelis Meimarakis stepped down in order to maintain party unity and lower the tone after Sunday's botched election for party leader. A further move on behalf of Meimarakis was to abstain from the ND parliamentary group...

The unity of New Democracy is on the rocks after Sunday's failure to hold the election for party leadership due to a technical problem. Transitional president Vangelis Meimarakis said he is willing to give up his seat if the...

(Left to Right: Meimarakis, Mitsotakis, Georgiadis, Tzitzikostas) The four candidates for the presidency of New Democracy are bracing for Sunday's election giving their final speeches to potential voters. There are many differences between the four potential leaders, covering the area...

Greek officials condemned the ISIS attacks in Paris on Saturday and expressed their sadness for the victims. "The terrorists will defeat us...only if they force us to abandon our values, and lead us to a fortified Europe inhabited by fearful...

Main opposition leader Vangelis Meimarakis said New Democracy will not allow Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to continue his destructive work while he described government policies as “so-called leftist.” “The country needs New Democracy and the party will not allow Alexis...

Greeks will not accept discounts on issues of national importance, main opposition leader Vangelis Meimarakis said speaking to members and friends of New Democracy in the town of Tripoli. “We Greeks will not make discounts on national issues,” he said...

Greece 's main opposition leader Vangelis Meimarakis, the temporary head of New Democracy called for the foundation of a European coast guard to patrol the European Union's borders, while addressing a European People's Party (EPP) conference in Madrid, on...

Main opposition leader Vangelis Meimarakis reiterated on Thursday his party’s intention to vote against the omnibus bill on prior actions which is being discussed at the parliament’s plenum. “We will not accept as main opposition all those measures we managed...

New Democracy interim president Vangelis Meimarakis accused the party's central electoral committee for trying to contrive the results of the election. According to people close to Meimarakis, the transitional party chief believes that party secretary Andreas Papamimikos and general director...