Greek elections

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is expected to become the new Prime Minister of Greece spearheading a new coalition government of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL). The SYRIZA leader, along with Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos, campaigned on anti-austerity promises and reversing...

Thousands of SYRIZA supporters gathered in the streets of Athens when the first official exit polls indicated that the leftist party was heading to a historic electoral win on Sunday evening. The main SYRIZA campaign kiosk in Klafthmonos Square saw...

British actor Hugh Laurie a.k.a Dr. House from the hit-series 'House M.D.' congratulated SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras for his historical win in the Greek elections on Sunday 25th. The actor tweeted a message to Tsipras that concluded with "Good luck"...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has played down the chances of Greece exiting the euro zone, but made clear she expects Athens to honor the bailout terms after this month’s election. With leftist SYRIZA holding a steady lead in opinion polls...

The ballot for the President of the Hellenic Republic in the past 40 years has not always been a clean affair. Since the restoration of democracy in Greece in 1974, nominees for the presidency and election processes have been...

Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras called on MPs to consider their decision carefully at the parliamentary elections for the Greek President, in statements delivered during an event in Athens on Monday, honoring the 110th anniversary from the birth of...

In a public speech on Saturday at Heraklion, Crete, main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras called Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras a "Premier of chaos," underlining that "the countdown for the coalition government and the destruction policies has already...

In an article with Greek newspaper "Real News," Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sent a message to all MPs to set aside the "clouds of political uncertainty and instability" by voting in favor of a new President of the...

The meeting between SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and Democratic Left (DIMAR) head Fotis Kouvelis sparked rumors that the two Greek opposition parties will collaborate in the snap general elections. According to a report in Greek newspaper "Efimerida ton Syntakton," talks...

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) negotiating team will return to Athens in January, aiming to successfully complete the sixth Greek bailout review, IMF deputy spokesman William Murray said during a press conference on Thursday at the Fund’s Washington headquarters. "We expect to...