Greek elections

German party Die Linke on Friday expressed its support for outgoing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, saying that his decision to resign and call elections despite his wide popularity shows how deeply foreign lenders are affecting Greece’s national sovereignty. “Alexis Tsipras...

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...

Former SYRIZA MP Panagiotis Lafazanis and leader of the party’s Left Platform announced the formation of a new leftist party called “Popular Unity.” In the press conference held in the Greek Parliament Lafazanis spoke about the party’s goals, while...

"Tsipras needs to understand that he is required to govern, take responsibility and provide solutions," main opposition New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis said in an interview to Real News. Meimarakis accused Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of giving the impression that...

Greek Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis said it is very possible there will be snap elections in Greece in September or October. "If not in September, then in October. Elections are very likely, but this will depend on developments from now on,"...

Government officials revealed on Wednesday that if Greek citizens vote "Yes" in the July 5 referendum on the international creditors' proposed bailout deal, the Greek government will put its signature without any hesitation. The Greek officials argued that if the referendum's result...

Greek bank deposit outflows showed a significant decrease in March, reducing fears regarding the country’s banking system that has suffered a shock by the enormous fund outflow recorded during the past few months. According to the European Central Bank’s (ECB)...

Greek-Canadians are following the developments in Greece with great interest through radio broadcasts and social networks after the January 25 national election, exchanging their views regarding the country's future under a new government. Others believe that a new era...

Here's the full list of the 300 members of the Greek Parliament as they were elected in the latest Greek general elections on Sunday January 25th, 2015. See the full list of names below per electoral district (in bold) and party....

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is practically the new Prime Minister of Greece spearheading a new coalition government formed by SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL). At 11.30 a.m. local time Panos Kammenos announced publicly his support and partnership in the new coalition...