Greece

New Democracy Interim president Evangelos Meimarakis announced that he is running for the party's presidential seat in the conservative party's upcoming elections. Meimarakis has lead New Democracy since early July, when former party president and former Greek Prime Minister Antonis...

Evangelos Meimarakis is the winner of Sunday's election for the presidency of the New Democracy party, the main political opposition force in Greece, without, however, securing the party's reigns as of yet. Meimarakis, who served as interim party president from July 2015 until November...

Evangelos Meimarakis announced on Tuesday afternoon that he is resigning as interim president of New Democracy, in the aftermath of the conservative party's failure to hold the scheduled presidential elections this past Sunday. The former interim chief cited the party's unity as a reason for...

"We are sending a message to terrorists. All the European, democratic forces will act jointly. We will not allow people to be seduced by extreme, populist voices," New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis said during a speech in Athens. Meimarakis added...

New Democracy (ND) leader Evangelos Meimarakis late on Thursday said that the main opposition party will not vote for any tax measures provided that he remains in the leadership. Meimarakis, who was speaking at a party event at Volos, Magnesia,...

If the government imposes any more taxes on Greek citizens, the results will be disastrous for the economy and society, main opposition leader Vangelis Meimarakis said, on Monday. “I keep hearing government members speak of new extraordinary taxes for employees,...

"With faith and vision we can get out of the memoranda and the country can move forward on a growth course," said New Democracy (ND) leader Evangelos Meimarakis, who attended the celebrations for the liberation of the city of...

Speaking at the 80th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Sunday, New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis signalled his party's willingness to collaborate with the other political forces after the September 20 elections. "Clearly I will be prime minister and clearly I...

Main opposition leader Vangelis Meimarakis said on Thursday that Greece needs political stability to progress, during his visit to Chania, Crete, as part of his election campaign. The leader of New Democracy met with local authority officials and members...

We start the battle in order to turn page in the country's history, stated New Democracy leader (ND) Evangelos Meimarakis in his address to the party's parliamentary group on Thursday and called on the Greek citizens to trust ND...

New Democracy (ND) leader Evangelos Meimarakis on Tuesday sternly attacked Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in an interview with SKAI TV. He reiterated that there is still possibility to find a solution by Friday so the country won't go to...

New Democracy held an urgent press conference to address Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ resignation and proclamations of snap elections in September, on Thursday evening. With Tsipras' resignation, the following political development is for Greece's second most powerful political party, New Democracy,...

Evangelos Meimarakis has caused great impressions amongst New Democracy officials as interim President, leading them to deny his proposal for a new inter-party presidential election on August 30. New Democracy party members decided to follow the statutory procedure that requires the President's election by...

New Democracy caretaker leader Evangelos Meimarakis will soon address the matter of the party’s future leadership, according to reports. Following Antonis Samaras’s resignation, Meimarakis, a long-time New Democracy MP who has served as Minister of Defence, has avoided publicly discussing the future of...

As the Greek Parliament was sworn in to a new session on Oct. 7, with a benediction performed by Metropolitan Bishop of Skyros Seraphim and members of the Permanent Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, the head of...