New Democracy

New Democracy Parliament spokesman Adonis Georgiadis, speaking on the morning show of Greek TV channel "Mega" on Tuesday, stated that "If SYRIZA nationalizes the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF), the banks will shut down." Georgiadis came into conflict with SYRIZA MP Giorgos Varemenos who was...

SYRIZA has widened its lead over the Greek government coalition parties. An opinion poll conducted by ALCO, regarding voting intention, showed that the opposition party gathered 26%, while New Democracy came in second place with 22.2%. Meanwhile, MRB conducted a...

The economic and political developments topped today's agenda between Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Government Vice-President Evangelos Venizelos. Venizelos asked for a change in the electoral law and attacked the opposition, saying that SYRIZA tells “easy lies” while the government tells "the...

The resignation of public employees in Greece is as common as a hailstorm in July, but it seems that those working for NERIT -- the New Hellenic Radio, Internet, Television -- are the exception, after the sudden resignation of...

In a press conference in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Sunday, held in the context of the city's 79th International Fair (TIF), government Vice-President, Foreign Minister and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos underlined that the sacrifices of the Greek people should not...

SYRIZA has remained in the lead against New Democracy, according to a new poll conducted by ALCO. The poll was conducted between September 1 and 3. During that period, Greek news were mostly analyzing Greece’s negotiation with the Troika in Paris,...

On Tuesday morning, Greek Justice Minister Charalambos Athanasiou tabled the anti-racism bill in Parliament and announced the included amendments. The amendments concern genocide and sexual discrimination issues. According to the bill, apart from Holocaust deniers, there will also be sanctions for...

New statistical data revealed by Greek website defensenet.gr showed that the New Democracy-PASOK coalition government has little interest in preserving democratic institutions. From June 2012 until today that the two-party coalition is governing the country, figures from Parliamentary reports reveal the...

A poll conducted by Palmos Analysis on behalf of tvxs.gr showed that Greek opposition party SYRIZA is leading over the ruling New Democracy party by 8 points. SYRIZA stands at 25.8% compared to New Democracy at 17.7%. The ultra nationalist...

The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece issued a statement expressing its support for the new, controversial, anti-racism bill. The new bill proposes stiffer penalties for individuals and political parties engaging in racism or incite racist violence, and...