Greek Socialists
Greece
Socialists See Rise In Poll After Leadership Change
Support for Greece's Socialists has picked up under the party's new leader, according to poll results published Sunday, which shows a dip in support for its key conservative rivals.
The poll, published in newspaper Kathimerini, showed that the Socialists, also...
Greece
Socialists Rise Slightly After Leader Elections-Polls
Support for Greece's Socialist party has risen slightly following the election of a new leader of the party this month, three public opinion polls showed Saturday, but the conservative New Democracy party continues to hold a wide lead over...
Economy
Two Years in Power: Ten Things George Papandreou Has or Hasn’t Changed
From crushing ruling Conservatives party two years ago, Papandreou’s poll numbers have suffered a dramatic slump turning the Greek PM into a contemporary Diogenes of Sinope who instead of strolling around with a lamp looking for an honest man, he’s desperately looking for his voters- if there’s anyone left that is[...]
Greece
From Father To Son, PASOK Celebrates its 37th Birthday
In 1974, a couple of months before the colonels' junta collapsed, current Prime Minister's father, Andreas Papandreou, left Toronto and returned home, in order to create the Pan-Hellenic So-cialist Movement, known as Pasok. Andrea's political "child" had a a tint of Marxism mixed with a nationalist and socialist agenda. Thirty seven...