elections 2014
Greece
Greece's Political Scene Cloudy in View of Elections
Election analysts and political observers fear that the unpredictable outcome of the forthcoming two rounds of voting may further destabilize Greece's fragile political scene, with unprecedented levels of swing voters recorded just a week before the elections, as well as a record number...
Greece
1,500 Ballots, 40,000 Candidates To Run in Local Elections
Greece's Interior Ministry has counted 1,438 municipal ballots and 105 regional ballots that have been approved by Greece’s courts to stand in the forthcoming local elections, which are to take place across Greece on May 18 and 25.
Voters will be able to choose between over...
Greece
Pulse Poll: SYRIZA in Lead for Euro Elections
A new poll on May’s Euro elections conducted by Pulse RC for the Greek website www.topontiki.gr showed SYRIZA has retained its 1.5% lead over New Democracy, with both parties increasing their share of the vote by 3% since April's survey.
More specifically, SYRIZA has...
Greece
Dueling Polls Show SYRIZA Leading, New Democracy Too
Continuing their political schizophrenia, enough Greeks gave their support to the ruling New Democracy Conservatives and the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) to indicate both would win this month's critical elections for municipalities and the European...
Greece
Manolis Glezos to Run for Euro Parliament on SYRIZA ticket
Greece’s main opposition party, the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), announced on Thursday that the its candidates for May’s European parliamentary elections would include historic resistance fighter and national MP Manolis Glezos.
Continuing with the internal restructuring of the party’s candidates...
Greece
SYRIZA Tops Pre-Election Poll Amid Distrust of Parties
Despite the Greek government recently announcing a primary surplus and its return to the bond markets, public opinion in the country seems to be somewhat less celebratory.
At the same time, however, there seems to be distrust in SYRIZA and how the...
Greece
Poll on EU Election Ranks SYRIZA First, Golden Dawn Third
A recent poll hints at Greek voters’ intentions for May’s European Parliament election.
The poll on April 1/2 by VPRC sampled the voting intentions for the forthcoming European elections of 1,000 Greek voters, and consequently doesn’t reflect any impact of the hidden video tape that came to...
Greece
Greek Expats and Foreigners Can't Vote in Local Elections
A new circular letter issued by the Greek Interior Ministry reminds all voters that expatriates and foreigners legally residing in Greece, as well as the citizens of the member states of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway...
Greece
EU Elections: Voting Process for Greeks Residing in Other EU Countries
The Greek Interior Ministry has already commenced its preparations for organizing the Greek vote in the upcoming European parliament elections for Greek citizens who reside in other EU countries and wish to exercise their electoral rights there.
According to an...
Greece
Greek Political Scene Scattered in Pieces
The political scene of crisis-ridden Greece seems to be scattered in pieces, as no less than fifteen new political parties and as many political movements have been founded, seeking their own place in the Greek political spotlight.
Former ministers, political...