Politics

Greek party leaders voted in the elections on Sunday sending divergent messages on the state of the nation and its future. A joint exit poll conducted by six polling agencies will be published as soon as voting concludes at 19:00...

The history of elections in modern Greece began in 1833, with the first King of Greece, Otto of Bavaria, introducing the paper ballot. The occasion was the municipal elections for the Argolis-Corinth prefecture in July of 1834. The concept of...

Greece votes Sunday in a general election that could prove inconclusive, with the leading candidate, conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, unlikely to garner a lead wide enough to avoid a new vote. Opinion polls show Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy ahead...

The Greek diaspora is voting for the general election on Saturday, one day before polling stations open in Greece. These are the first elections in which Greeks living abroad can exercise their right to vote from their place of residence,...

Greece is heading to the polls on Sunday for an election that is highly unlikely to produce a government. An election re-run is expected to be held in early July with a different electoral law that could make the...

Greek minority candidate Fredi Beleri won the mayoral elections in the city of Himara on Sunday, southern Albania despite his arrest last week. Beleri was arrested on charges of vote-buying on Thursday evening. His win was greeted with enthusiasm by...

Turkey is facing a runoff vote after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his main rival appeared to have secured the 50% of votes needed to win the elections, preliminary election results showed. State-run Anadolu news agency reported projections based...

On Sunday, May 14, the Turkish general elections will decide whether incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan retains his seat. Erdoğan's main rival is Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the opposition. Political commentators are billing the 2023 election as the...

A rocket launched from Gaza landed on the outskirts of Jerusalem as confrontations continue between Israel and Palestinian militants. The fighting has been ongoing for four days. Israel has claimed that it retaliated by striking positions used by the group...

The leaders of Turkey and Greece exchanged positive messages in the runup to elections to be held on May 14 and May 21 respectively. Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he will extend “a hand of friendship” to the winner of...

The governor of the Bank of Greece (BoG), Yannis Stournaras, warned political parties in Greece on Wednesday that their pre-election promises could derail the economy. "The analyses carried out by BoG have pointed out the dangers inherent in fiscal populism...

A jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump guilty of the sexual abuse of E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s. But Trump was found not guilty of...

A fist fight broke out between Ukrainian and Russians delegates at a Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) summit meeting in Turkey’s capital of Ankara on Thursday. The incident took place in a hallway of the parliament...

George Logothetis, Executive Chairman of Libra Group, will host US President Joe Biden for a fundraising dinner to be held at his New York residence on May 10. Logothetis, who has built an international business group with assets and operations...

Petitioners in South Africa are demanding the return of diamonds such as the "Star of Africa," which will adorn the British State Imperial Crown worn by King Charles III during his coronation on Saturday. The "Star of Africa" is the...