Syriza
Economy
Samaras, Tspiras, Trade Campaign Shots
On the eve of critical elections for Greek municipalities and the European Parliament, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras slugged it out, saying the country's future is at stake.
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Greece
Tsipras Asks Voters To Kick Out Old Guard
Locked in a tight race with the ruling New Democracy Conservatives of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in the May 25 European Parliament elections and the run-off round of balloting for Greek municipalities, major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left...
Greece
New Poll Shows SYRIZA Leading by 2.5%
A new opinion poll on voting intentions for European Parliament elections, conducted by Pulse for the newspaper To Pontiki, shows SYRIZA ahead of New Democracy by 2.5%.
According to the poll, Greece's leftist opposition party SYRIZA stands at 25% with conservative New Democracy at 22.5%. Ultra-nationalist...
Crime
Samaras Blisters Golden Dawn, "Nazi Sympathizers"
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, whose New Democracy Conservatives face a twin elections test on May 25, stepped up his verbal assaults on the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party and railed against its supporters.
New Democracy is being pressed hard by the...
Economy
Karamanlis Re-Appears to Back New Democracy
Greek Former Prime Minister and previous New Democracy Conservative leader Costas Karamanlis, who disappeared from the political scene after losing the 2009 elections, has shown his face again at the behest of Greece 's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to...
Economy
Kouvelis Slams Coalition, Says No Return, Slaps SYRIZA Too
Democratic Left (DIMAR) leader Fotis Kouvelis said he won't return to the coalition government headed by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' New Democracy Conservatives.
The administration was left with just the fading PASOK Socialists as a partner when Kouvelis yanked DIMAR...
Greece
New Exit Poll Shows SYRIZA Leading
PollWatch, the research institute financed by the European Parliament, in a recent poll on the euro elections on May 25, gives Greek main opposition party, SYRIZA, a lead of 3.6 units.
For Greece, PollWatch, citing figures from the researches conducted by...
Greece
Credit Agricole: SYRIZA's Victory May Cause Shock to EU markets
According to Bloomberg news agency, Mark McCormick, a currency strategist at the French Credit Agricole, sent a to the bank's clients, stating that a possible victory of SYRIZA in the euro elections might cause a shock to the European...
Economy
Samaras: New Greece Needs Stability to Become Competitive and Grow
Greece will return to its pre-crisis state in seven years, with an increase in its GDP, the opening of 770,000 new jobs, and prosperity spread among all citizens, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Tuesday, during his key...
Greece
Showdown Sunday: Samaras, Tsipras Set Elections Battle Plans
Battle lines are being drawn for the Sunday, May 25 second round of Greek local elections, and for the European Parliament, which will mostly pit Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' New Democracy Conservatives against the major opposition Coalition of the...