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Greek election 2015

SYRIZA's Tsipras: 'Let's not leave the country, let's change it'

The January 25 national elections motto should be "Let's not leave the country, let's change it," main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras said on Friday, speaking to the youth section of the party at the Michael...

Schaeuble: 'Greek Politicians Must Not Promise More Than They Can Deliver'

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble ruled out another debt restructuring for Greece in an interview with Spiegel magazine due to be published on Saturday and urged Greek politicians not to promise more than they can deliver during the election campaign. "That's...

One Out of Five Greek Voters Over 71, 270,000 to Vote For The First Time

Out of a total of 9,808,760 Greek citizens that are called before the polls for the upcoming January 25 elections, some two million are aged over 71, the Interior Ministry statistics revealed, demonstrating the aging demographics of Greece. According to...

The Greek Parliamentary Seats and Preference Crosses per Constituency

The changes in parliamentary seats and the number of those in each constituency, as it is formed by the 2011 population census and the candidates' preference crosses per constituency, clarified an official document published by the Greek Interior Ministry,...

New Democracy to Form Alliances With Pro-European Forces Even After a Clear Victory

Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy President Antonis Samaras, during his yesterday's campaign meeting in Peristeri, Athens, said that, on January 25, Greeks are not called to decide which party they want to rule the country but which Greece...

Tsipras: From the Darkness of Austerity to the Light of Democracy

On January 25, Greece will close the door to the past, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras wrote in an article published in Spanish paper El Pais, according to a party announcement. “SYRIZA's victory is the hope of change for the world...

A Total of 9.8 Million Greeks are Called to Vote in January 25 Elections

A total of 9,808,760 citizens are called to vote in the upcoming national polls, according to the Interior ministry’s electoral lists, with women voters (5,060,877) outweighing men (4,747,883). The Athens 2nd electoral constituency has the most voters (1,428,759) while the...

German Chancellor Merkel: 'I would Like Greece to stay in the Eurozone'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she preferred that Greece remain in the eurozone, but noted that the basis of all European efforts is the principle of solidarity before individual effort and responsibility. In an advance excerpt of an interview appearing...

SYRIZA Leader: 'We Ask for a Clear Majority to Break From the Old and the Worn'

The Troika is leaving and takes with it the corrupt political staff with its vested interests that steered Greece on the rocks, main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said during a speech on the island of Rhodes on Thursday, adding that only eleven...

Greek PM Samaras Visits Peristeri Town Hall, Reasserts Commitment to European Alliances

Elections are "not about which party people want but about what kind of country we and our children want to live in," Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Thursday afternoon at the town hall of Peristeri, northwest of...