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179 MPs Vote in Favor of Election Law, But SYRIZA Fails to Pass 200-Vote Threshold

  The Greek government was strategically defeated on the matter of pushing through a draft bill to introduce a proportional representative electoral system without the 50-seat bonus as it fell short of the necessary 200 parliamentary votes required to move...

Greek Parliament Doesn't Have 200 Votes in Support of Electoral Law

The ultranationalist Golden Dawn (GD) party announced that it will abstain from voting on the relevant legislation to change the electoral law, leaving 179 deputies in favor and 102 against. This means that the SYRIZA-led government will fail in...

Mr. Tsipras Reveals Yet Another 'Mr. Hyde' in TV Interview

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras showed yet another of his many faces during his interview on Skai television on Thursday night. The particular face was that of the affable, sincere politician who has succeeded on his difficult program and turns...

Constitutional Review on Electoral Law Changes to Begin

A high-ranking official of the government confirmed that discussion on constitutional review will take place. Debate will take place on the cancellation of a 50-seat bonus to the winning party in elections, without however, at this stage, securing the...

Electoral Law Proposal in Greece Allows 16-Year-Olds to Vote

The proposal for the new electoral law was submitted to the competent parliamentary committee that will vote on the bill on July 20. It includes the amendment that gives the right to vote at the age of 16. The age...

BrainGain Reminds that the Vote of Greeks Living Abroad Is Forgotten Again

The much-advertised proposal for a new electoral law the SYRIZA-ANEL government has tabled in parliament left out the vote of Greeks living abroad. The right to vote of Greeks who left the country and they might want to return...

Greek Government's Attempt to Change Electoral Law a Simultaneous Smoke Screen and Strategy

In April, when the Greek government was ready to sign the painful memorandum with lenders in order to close the bailout program review, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called the plenary claiming he will reveal all the names of corrupt...

Government Submits Electoral Law for Public Consultation

The government's draft bill with proposed changes to the electoral law was posted for public consultation in Greek Parliament on Friday. The new bill makes a number of changes, such as the elimination of a 50-seat bonus for the winning party...

Opposition Leader Attacks Greek Gov't on Electoral Law

New Democracy chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis attacked Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for proposing a new electoral law which he called a "recipe for anarchy." The main opposition party leader gave an extensive interview on Star television late on Monday night...

KKE Chief for Tsipras: 'He Told Me He Can't Do Any of the Things He Promised'

"(Alexis Tsipras) told me clearly that he cannot do any of the things he promised to the Greek people," said the Greek Communist Party (KKE) chief Dimitris Koutsoumbas. The KKE general secretary spoke to Skai radio about the private meeting...