Greece

Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday announced his candidacy for New Democracy president, after the conservative party's defeat on Sunday's election in Greece. The lawmaker spoke on Skai television saying that he will be candidate for the leadership and that he "can...

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis decried the influence of social media, especially with the youth, saying it was “bad for our democracy.”

Greek politicians honored the 1973 student uprising against the junta on Tuesday by laying wreaths at the Athens Polytechnic, the place where some say at least 24 young people gave their lives for liberty and democracy. As commemoration rallies are...

The Greek government's decision to ban protests and rallies during the anniversary celebrations of the Polytechnic uprising has raised questions about the state of Democracy in its birthplace. Opposition political parties and human rights groups have blasted the decision, claiming...

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his full support for the people of Venezuela on Friday during a meeting in Davos, Switzerland with Juan Guaido, the opposition leader and President of the country's National Assembly. Guaido has been officially recognized...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday said that he will ask NATO to condemn Turkey at the NATO summit on December 3-4 in London. Greece will not tolerate any Turkish provocation without responding, the prime minister and New Democracy...

A Greek delegation headed by the country's Premier, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, met with Xi Jinping, the President of China, along with scores of other Chinese officials in Shanghai on Monday evening local time. "There is a government in Greece committed to...

The office of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has contacted the leaders of each parliamentary party in order to arrange face-to-face meetings this week to discuss the specifics of the upcoming bill regarding the Greek Diaspora vote. The Greek government has...

One of the first pre-election pledges of New Democracy leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was the abolition of the academic asylum in Greek universities, a controversial issue that plagues several campuses across Greece. The university asylum as a concept was established after...

Greece’s creditors have said no to calls from the country’s new conservative government to ease harsh budget conditions agreed as part of its rescue program, AP reports. New Democracy leader and Greece's new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was elected after...

Ankara congratulated Greece's new Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis who won the snap general elections in Greece, Anadolu Agency reports on Monday. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hami Aksoy, praised Greece's main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his...

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed during his victory speech on Sunday night to "work hard to represent all Greeks." "We are too few to stay divided," he said. He added that "society delivered a clear message in favor of growth,...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the first head of state to call New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to congratulate him on this great victory and wished him good luck on Sunday evening, according to New Democracy's sources. On...

The winner of the July 7 elections and new prime minister of Greece became New Democracy president in January 2016, after he was elected by his party members. For three and a half years he worked tirelessly and diligently to...

Greeks are taking their fate in their own hands, main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a favorite to win the elections, said after casting his ballot on Sunday. After voting in Peristeri, in Athens' northwestern district, Mitsotakis said, "Elections...