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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. In...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...