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The End of Populism in Greece? Foreign Media Hail Political Change

The international press hailed the victory of New Democracy and Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday's national election in Greece. CNN says that the outcome signals a clean break with years of firebrand populism and a return to mainstream politics. The vote...

Populism Alive and Kicking in Greece, Report Says

Greece is among three countries where the support for authoritarian populist parties is strongest, according to the Timbro Authoritarian Populism Index published recently. The Index is an initiative put forth by the Swedish think tank Timbro. According to its mission statement,...

Populism Flies High in Three-Year Anniversary of Syriza-led Gov't

Left-wing populism has a long history in post-dictatorship Greek democracy, starting with the late Socialist PM Andreas Papandreou, but in the three years of the Syriza-led government, it is being celebrated more than ever. As the government led by Alexis...

Class-oriented Policies and Shameless Populism in the Greek Spin

The recent government decision to use its primary budget surplus in order to distribute a “social dividend” comes with yet another class-oriented policy spin. In the three years it has been in power, the SYRIZA-led government has a string...

Stournaras Blames Dysfunctional Institutions and Populism for the Crisis

Despite great progress, Greek institutions are lagging behind the rest of Europe, notes the Governor of the Bank of Greece, Yiannis Stournaras. In an interview with the chairman and CEO of Accenture Greece, Kyriakos Sabatakakis, Stournaras says: "Greeks working abroad...

Mitsotakis Calls for 'Post-Populism' Politics

A political change is needed as soon as possible that will allow Greece to adopt a new productive and growth model and a “policy of post-populism,” New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, during the presentation of...

Mitsotakis: ‘Populism Is Effective in Opposition and Ineffective in Government’

Populism is an effective tool when a party is in the opposition but an ineffective one when a party is in power, New Democracy (ND)leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday during a lecture titled “The future of Democracy” at...

Why Is Greece Suffering? EC VP Dombrovskis Points Finger at Tsipras' Populism

European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday that Greece has had to go through tougher austerity than would otherwise have been required because of the populist stance of the left-wing SYRIZA government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. "Populism...

Greek Conservative Leader Stresses Need for the EU to Move Away from Populism

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday stressed the need for Europe to move on to an era of post-populism during his address of the 215 members of the European Peoples Party of the European parliament. "The...

The Shameless Populism of Mr. Tsipras and Mr.Trump

A Greek following the Donald Trump campaign would notice that the American Republican presumptive nominee shares much more with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras than the same last name initials. The rather unexpected popularity of the American businessman and his...

New Democracy Leader Addresses Party MPs, Slams Govt for 'Populism Tsunami'

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave his inaugural speech as President to the party's Parliamentary group on Thursday, thanking the MPs "for keeping New Democracy upright in 2015, during the populism tsunami that swept the country." "The country's political map...

Greek Opposition: 'Government Must Abandon Populism'

Greece's main opposition party, New Democracy (ND), in an announcement on Tuesday referred to "the need of the Greek government to abandon its populism and to proceed to great consensus." ND spokesman Costas Karagounis accused the SYRIZA-ANEL government of "nonsense and...

Populism and Democracy: Friend or Foe? Rising Stars Deepen Dilemma

The election of the Syriza government in Greece and the rise of Podemos in Spain have drawn attention to the rise of left-wing populism in Europe.

The Big Dilemma: Should COVID-19 Vaccines be Mandatory?

As Covid-19 vaccines will become available soon, health experts and governments worldwide are mulling whether they should be made compulsory. In liberal democracies forcing people to vaccinate is a tricky and, in many cases, unconstitutional. But, there are concerns that...

Is Covid-19 Triggering a Populist Backlash in Greece?

As Greece is currently in the middle of the second, stricter lockdown to curb the Covid-19 spread, populist voices are becoming louder and louder -- and they are echoing from all sides of the political spectrum. While Greece's performance in...