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Greek Parliament Turns into an Arena as New Democracy-SYRIZA Battle over Health

New Democracy MPs and SYRIZA ministers on Wednesday turned the Greek Parliament into an arena, accusing each other of corruption and clientelism in the health sector. Deputy Health Minister Pavlos Polakis and former health minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis of the ruling...

Parcel With Explosives Sent to Schaeuble Cited ND VP Georgiadis as Sender, Says CP Ministry

The package with explosives sent to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday was sent from the region of Attica and cited as its sender New Democracy Vice-President Adonis Georgiadis, the Citizens Protection Ministry confirmed. The package arrived at the...

Government Reshuffle was Done so that Tsipras can Find Jobs for his Friends, Says ND VP

The government reshuffle was done so that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras could find government jobs for his friends, New Democracy vice-president Adonis Georgiadis said on Saturday, noting that it mainly recycled old faces. “Yesterday’s government reshuffle confirmed all of ND’s...

Attica Deputy Governor Throws Tsipras Poster in Recycle Bin

Attica Deputy Governor Giorgos Karameros, member of the Ecologist Greens party, was photographed throwing the Alexis Tsipras poster from the SYRIZA Conference in a recycle bin. This was Karameros' humorous response to criticism by New Democracy MP Adonis Georgiadis. The...

New Democracy Party Embarks on a New Journey

The election of Kyriakos Mitsotakis as leader of the New Democracy party ushers in a new era in Greek politics and can be taken as a point of departure from the populist politics of the traditional right. ND’s leader comes...

Mitsotakis Pledges to Renew and Expand Greece's Conservative Party

Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to renew and expand New Democracy upon officially taking over the presidency of Greece's conservative party on Monday. With the final results coming out, Mitsotakis received 52.43 percent of the vote while Vangelis Meimarakis received 47.57 percent....

New Democracy Presidency Candidates Battle it Out Ahead of January Ballot

The two candidates for the New Democracy presidency will battle it out on the January 10 ballot and figures show that the race will be close. Vangelis Meimarakis has about 41 percent of the total vote in Sunday's election, while...

Meimarakis Wins First Round of New Democracy Leadership Election

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...

Greece's Conservative Party in Turmoil After Failing to Elect Leader

The unity of New Democracy is on the rocks after Sunday's failure to hold the election for party leadership due to a technical problem. Transitional president Vangelis Meimarakis said he is willing to give up his seat if the...

New Democracy Leadership Elections Called Off Due to Technical Issues

New Democracy’s central electoral committee announced its decision to postpone the elections for the party's new leader, after some technical issues caused the process to be delayed. It was reported that the decision was unanimous. The technical issues first started...