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Greek Elections: Leading Party Chiefs Play Blame Game

The election campaigns of the two leading parties continue as the SYRIZA and New Democracy chiefs play the blame game exchanging accusations. Alexis Tsipras spoke in Ioannina on Thursday accusing ND leader Vangelis Meimarakis of sheer propaganda when he says...

Greek Elections: New Diametrically Opposed Poll Results Add Suspense

Nine days before the Greek elections and two new opinion polls show different results as one has SYRIZA leading by five percentage points, while the other has New Democracy ahead by one percent. In a poll conducted by Pro Rata...

Greek Elections: No Winner Comes Out of Party Leaders Debate

The television debate of Greece's political party leaders which was broadcasted on national channel ERT ended shortly after midnight on Thursday, with SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras admitting that his coalition government wasn’t able to implement part of the pledges...

Greek Elections: Political Leaders Debate was 3 Hours About Nothing

The much awaited debate between the leaders of the seven political parties was a three-hour long blame game full of empty slogans, repeated accusations, sarcastic remarks, hypocritical statements and blatant lies. The only thing missing was a political agenda, a...

Greece Election: Watch the Greek Party Leaders Debate Live

Watch now Greece's party leaders debate live: With Greece's future at a crossroads, the first Greek party leaders debate since 2009 is expected to offer clear answers to undecided voters for the crucial September 20th Greek general election.

Greek Elections: SYRIZA Lead Marginally in Polls, 4 Parties Fighting for Third Place

A new opinion poll published on Tuesday shows SYRIZA leading marginally over New Democracy, while four parties are fighting for the crucial third place. The survey, conducted by Pulse for Action 24 television, also shows that Alexis Tsipras leads, marginally...

Grexit: Popular Unity Leader Supports Greek Return to Drachma

With the September 20 Greek elections fast approaching, Popular Unity leader Panagiotis Lafazanis gave a press conference at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Tuesday to discuss his exit from SYRIZA and his party's support for a national currency. Lafazanis noted that his...

Former Greek PM Commits to Implementing Third Greek Bailout if Reelected

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras commented on his seven month term as prime minister as well as the September 20 Greek elections during a press conference at the 80th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF). Tsipras reiterated his commitment to implement the prescribed reforms of the third...

New Democracy Leader: 'Tsipras Is Europe's Pampered Kid'

Greek main opposition leader Evangelos Meimarakis said he is open to the idea of forming a coalition government with Alexis Tsipras’ party, SYRIZA, in order to help keep the country within the Eurozone. “I believe in consensus and cooperation,”...

SYRIZA Leader Tsipras from TIF: ‘We Want to Exit the Crisis’

An exit from the crisis that would allow Greek society and its people to remain standing on their feet is SYRIZA's main aim, party leader Alexis Tsipras said during his speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), where he presented...