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Greece
Greek PM: 'SYRIZA Makes Foreigners Talk Again About a Grexit'
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Thursday leveled harsh criticism against main opposition SYRIZA, while speaking to New Democracy's Parliamentary group.
"SYRIZA makes foreigners talk again about a Grexit," Samaras said. "We managed to pull the country out of...
Greece
New Poll: Greek Main Opposition SYRIZA Leads Over New Democracy by 4.8%
Greece's main opposition SYRIZA has a 4.8% lead over ruling New Democracy (ND) according to an "Alco" opinion poll to be published on Thursday, December 11, in Greek newspaper "Pontiki."
SYRIZA collected 28% of the votes and ND 23.2%. Extreme-right Golden Dawn...
Economy
Will Greek History Repeat Itself?
Well, it is official: The Greek coalition government will not be able to elect the President of the Hellenic Republic from the present parliament in December, and much to SYRIZA's delight, the country will go to general elections in the...
Greece
Poll: 46.2% Against Early Elections in Greece
Greek newspaper “Typos tis Kyriakis” published a poll by E-VOICE showing Greece's main opposition party SYRIZA in the lead by 3.7 points (21.2%), compared to New Democracy’s 17.5%.
Golden Dawn follows with 5.3%, To Potami with 4.6%, the Greek Communist Party...
Economy
IMF Talks Greek Debt Relief But Fears for Political Stability
IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said Thursday that Greek debt is “high” and added that the European partners of Greece have agreed to debt relief.
At a scheduled weekly press conference, Rice expressed his concern about the possibility of political instability in Greece...
Greece
Greeks Abroad Move Closer to Voting Right
Greek Minister of Interior Euripidis Stylianidis said he is ready to put a bill before Parliament that would give Greeks around the world the right to vote in Greek elections, which could add several million eligible voters, according to...
Greece
Coalition Government Possible Wednesday
A coalition government could be formed by mid-Wednesday in Greece, the head of the country's socialist party Eleftherios Venizelos said Tuesday, easing the nation from political limbo as it struggles to deal with a financial crisis that has affected...
Greece
Here's the Greek Party that Received Only One Vote!
Over 20 parties participated in the June 17th elections, but one managed to attract no voters, or at least just one. Suffice it to say, that single vote may have been cast by the founding officer himself.
The curious thing...
Greece
Costas Simitis Urges Coalition Government
Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis said New Democracy, Pasok and Democratic Left are obligated to form a stable and effective coalition government, Skai TV reported, without saying where it got the information.
Simitis, the former head of the socialist...
Canada
Canadian Press Reports about Greece
Canadian media have sent several correspondents to Greece to broadcast on the latest developments revolving around election results. Most Canadian journalists commented that New Democracy's victory equals a victory for the Euro-friendly parties.
New Democracy won the election but they...