Ilias Kasidiaris
Crime
French National Front Flirting With Golden Dawn?
France's National Front is reportedly looking for an alliance with Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party to expand the reach of the extremists in the European Parliament.
The news site EurActiv's Greek branch reported on the possible collaboration, which the French...
Greece
Showdown Sunday: Samaras, Tsipras Set Elections Battle Plans
Battle lines are being drawn for the Sunday, May 25 second round of Greek local elections, and for the European Parliament, which will mostly pit Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' New Democracy Conservatives against the major opposition Coalition of the...
Economy
For EU Elections, Samaras Pleads For Stability, SYRIZA For Mandate
Following mixed results - losses in Attica and Athens and wins across other municipalities around the country - Prime Minister and New Democracy conservative leader Antonis Samaras is asking Greek voters to support his coalition government as it heads...
Economy
SYRIZA Surprise In Greek Exit Polls
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' coalition government hopes of holding off a challenge from the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) in the May 18 first round elections for Greek municipalities got an early shock when exit polls...
Economy
Samaras Says Coalition Will Win Elections, Broaden
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said his New Democracy Conservatives and coalition partner PASOK Socialists will hold together to win elections for Greek municipalities and the European Parliament, but hinted he might need to bring another party into the administration.
The...
Greece
Kaminis Says Spiliotopoulos Hypocrite Over Athens Mosque
Athens Mayor George Kaminis, facing challenges in the May 18 elections, has accused one of his rivals, New Democracy candidate Aris Spiliotopoulos, of being two-faced for opposing a mosque in the city that his ruling party has backed.
Spiliotopoulos at...
Greece
Greece's Political Scene Cloudy in View of Elections
Election analysts and political observers fear that the unpredictable outcome of the forthcoming two rounds of voting may further destabilize Greece's fragile political scene, with unprecedented levels of swing voters recorded just a week before the elections, as well as a record number...
Economy
Samaras: Tax Cuts, But No More Austerity Or Bailouts
With his New Democracy Conservatives putting taxpayer-funded ads into the media with critical elections looming for the European Parliament and Greek municipalities this month, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told private Antenna television in an interview that he won't seek...
Crime
SYRIZA Demands Parliament Debate On Baltakos Affair
Leftist SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has written to Parliament Speaker Evangelos Meimarakis demanding he allow a debate over a leaked video that showed a former top aide to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras alleging charges against the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn...
Economy
The Economist: No Trickle-Down Gains For Samaras
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his conservative New Democracy party isn't getting a big bump out of an array of good economic news as it faces a stern test in next month's critical elections for Greek municipalities and the...