Evangelos Meimarakis

New Democracy is the party that supports unity among Greeks, its leader Evangelos Meimarakis said in a speech at a closed stadium in the town of Patras, where he is visiting as part of his pre-election campaign. "New Democracy is a political...

With the September 20th Greek snap elections fast approaching, it seems that the country's political leaders will face off directly before the Greek voters' eyes. According to local media reports, SYRIZA and New Democracy have agreed to engage in two televised debates prior...

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that the "No" at the July referendum expressed the indignation of the Greek people and that he accepts the challenge to have a public debate with New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis. Tsipras spoke at the...

The need for national consensus at this crucial period for Greece underlined New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis in his interview to Sunday newspaper Proto Thema and expressed his certainty that his party will win the elections. "Our ambition is to be the first party....

Greek main opposition New Democracy accused Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of having an "authoritarian approach" on Sunday, following his refusal to meet with New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis in his attempt to form a government and avoid snap elections. "The meetings...

There is no room for programmatic convergence between Greece's main opposition New Democracy and ruling coalition partner SYRIZA or forming a government in the current parliament, government sources said on Sunday, explaining Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ refusal to meet with...

Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis expressed his belief that no government will be able to emerge from the current parliament because of the way outgoing premier Alexis Tsipras handled the situation, following a meeting with main opposition leader Evangelos Meimarakis who was...

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis received a mandate to form a government by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, on Friday morning. Meimarakis, as leader of the second largest political force in Greece, will meet with Parliament President Zoe...

New Democracy held an urgent press conference to address Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ resignation and proclamations of snap elections in September, on Thursday evening. With Tsipras' resignation, the following political development is for Greece's second most powerful political party, New Democracy,...

Greek main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis accused Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of using talk of national elections as a tactic to resolve an internal party problem, saying it could jeopardize Greece’s road to stability. "He is thinking, 'I...