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Heat Wave Hits Greece with 40C Temperatures and Above

Hopes that the heat wave that grilled parts of northern and western Europe last week would slide away from Greece were squashed by the National Observatory of Athens, which warned of a heat wave hitting Greece. Warm air from Africa...

How Greece's Political Landscape Changes After the Election

July 8, 2019 finds Greece turning the page, as the political landscape changed radically after the results of Sunday's election. Greece leaves four and a half years of leftist rule behind. The Alexis Tsipras government promised change and the end...

Cyprus Accuses Turkey of Escalating Tensions as Second Drillship Arrives

Cyprus has strongly condemned Turkey’s new, illegal drill off the east coast of the island, saying it was an escalation of the ongoing violation of the Republic’s sovereign rights. In a statement, the presidency said it “strongly condemns” Turkey’s actions,...

Final Results of General Election in Greece Released

Greece's Ministry of the Interior issued the final results of the national election in Greece and the number of seats each party has in the new Parliament: New Democracy: 39.85 percent, 158 seats Syriza: 31.53 percent, 86 seats Movement of Change: 8.10...

Two British Tourists Killed, One Injured in Road Accident on Crete

Two British citizens were killed and one seriously injured in a road accident near the coastal resort of Malia in northern Crete in the early hours of Monday. The rented jeep they were driving crashed into a parked motorcycle and...

Turkey Congratulates Greek PM Mitsotakis; Calls for Enhanced Bilateral Ties

Ankara congratulated Greece's new Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis who won the snap general elections in Greece, Anadolu Agency reports on Monday. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hami Aksoy, praised Greece's main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his...

Outgoing Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Hands Over to Mitsotakis

Outgoing premier Alexis Tsipras on Monday handed over power to his successor Kyriakos Mitsotakis who swept to a landslide victory in Sunday's general elections. Speaking earlier outside the presidential Mansion where he was sworn-in, Mitsotakis told journalists the Greek people...

The End of Populism in Greece? Foreign Media Hail Political Change

The international press hailed the victory of New Democracy and Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday's national election in Greece. CNN says that the outcome signals a clean break with years of firebrand populism and a return to mainstream politics. The vote...

New PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis Vows to Represent all Greeks

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed during his victory speech on Sunday night to "work hard to represent all Greeks." "We are too few to stay divided," he said. He added that "society delivered a clear message in favor of growth,...

Turnout in Greek General Elections Lowest Since 1974

Turnout in Sunday's Greek election reached a new low as according to preliminary estimates abstention reached a record-breaking 44 percent. If confirmed, it will be the highest voter abstention rate in parliamentary elections in Greece since 1974. It was higher than...