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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
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...
Greece
PM Tsipras Meets Party Leaders to Discuss Changes to Constitution, Election Law
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held a round of meetings with opposition party leaders on Thursday to hear their views. Amid the meetings, he wrote on Twitter: "We are striving for changes to the election law and Constitution that are...
Greece
Greek Poll: ND Eight Points Ahead of SYRIZA
A recent survey conducted by the University of Macedonia (PAMAK), revealed that New Democracy party (ND) has increased its lead over SYRIZA to eight points.
The poll was conducted between March 29th and 30th. The survey found that 24.5% of...
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 Democracy 3.7% Ahead of SYRIZA in New Opinion Poll
A new opinion poll shows conservative New Democracy leading over leftist SYRIZA on intention to vote by 3.7%.
In the survey conducted by MRB, the main opposition party stands at 26.9% with SYRIZA following at 23.2%. The Communist Party of Greece...
Economy
Greek Pension Reform Proposal Leaked- Political Parties Reject to Endorse it
The Greek government's proposal on the anticipated reform of the pension system leaked on Monday, with most of the burden falling on incoming pensioners rather than the current ones.
The 170 page proposed legislation includes significant changes in the calculation of new...
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...
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
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...