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Greek ND Leader Rules Out Coalition Government With Greece's Left

Greece's main opposition leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, ruled out all prospects of cooperation with the left-wing SYRIZA government and current Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. In an interview published in German daily newspaper Deutsche Welle on Friday, he made it clear that there was...

Government Submits Electoral Law for Public Consultation

The government's draft bill with proposed changes to the electoral law was posted for public consultation in Greek Parliament on Friday. The new bill makes a number of changes, such as the elimination of a 50-seat bonus for the winning party...

Majority of Greeks in Favor of Proportional Representation in Elections – Poll

The majority of Greeks support changing the country’s electoral system to proportional representation shows a new poll by Public Issue, conducted on behalf of “Avghi newspaper” and published on its Sunday edition. According to the survey, 58 pct of those...

Telephone Poll by 'Bridging Europe' Shows SYRIZA 5.8 Points Ahead

Ruling coalition leader SYRIZA was shown to have a comfortable lead of 5.8 points over main opposition New Democracy in voting intention, in a nationwide telephone poll by Bridging Europe released on Friday. The poll was carried out over...

The Government Cannot Avoid the Elections, ND Vice President Chatzidakis Says

"The possibility of elections is open; the government cannot avoid them," New Democracy (ND) vice president Costis Chatzidakis said in an interview with ANA-MPA on Sunday. He underlined that New Democracy's demand for elections remains on the table and stressed...

Kyriakos Mitsotakis: High Taxation Leads People to 'Black Economy'

Growth will not be achieved because the government's choices lead the country to stagnation and recession, main opposition New Democracy (ND)leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview to SKAI radio late Sunday. Mitsotakis claimed that taxation leads the people to...

Cyprus – Is the Honeymoon Over?

The parliamentary election results in Cyprus have shaken the political system to its foundations and things will never be the same again. A Revolution of the Mind has finally begun and citizens dare to stand up and take action against...

The Debate Over the Diaspora Greeks' Right to Vote

Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis questioned Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras through Twitter over his refusal to consider giving the right to Diaspora Greeks to vote. Yet, the tweet opened again the debate over the potential of giving the millions of Greek...

Cyprus Parliamentary Elections: Final Results

Polling stations in all districts in the southern government controlled areas of the Republic closed at 1800 local time (1500 GMT) for the parliamentary elections, in which a total of 542,915 persons were entitled to vote. Cypriots went to the...

Cyprus Parliamentary Elections: Exit Polls

Polling stations in all districts in the southern government controlled areas of the Republic closed at 1800 local time (1500 GMT) for the parliamentary elections, in which a total of 542,915 persons were entitled to vote. Cypriots went to the...