Makis Voridis

The results of the first round of the local and regional elections in Greece confirmed the dominance of the ruling Conservative Party and the lack of strong opposition in the country. Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy (ND) party secured victories in...

Citizens in Greece are voting on Sunday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., in local elections which are expected to provide crucial political conclusions.

The law on the vote for the Greek Diaspora will not be changed, despite the fact that only 3500 Greeks living abroad have registered to vote.

Greece considers introducing chemical castration for child rapists after a spate of recent cases that have shocked public opinion in the country. “Chemical castration for rapists of minors should be considered under conditions,” Interior Minister Makis Voridis said on Thursday. Speaking...

Prominent British historian Mark Mazower attended a ceremony awarding him Greek citizenship on Friday, during a visit to Athens to promote his new book. The Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University in New York City was honored...

Greece announced on Monday that it will introduce legislation which will abolish restrictions to vote for diaspora Greeks.

The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece expressed appreciation for the denunciation by Agricultural Development & Food Minister Makis Voridis of his neo-Nazi past. In a radio interview, Board Secretary General Victor Eliezer had called on Voridis to explicitly...

Agriculture Minister Makis Voridis has rejected allegations of anti-Semitism leveled against him by the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS), the umbrella organization for Greek Jews. The General Secretary of KIS, Victor Eliezer, said to News24/7 that the...

Israel will not work with Greece’s new Agricultural Development and Food Minister, Makis Voridis, because of his antisemitic past, a senior diplomatic told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that...

New Democracy interim leader Evangelos Meimarakis is likely to organize party elections on August 30, 2015. This decision, however, could be facing opposition from within the party. Meimarakis has taken over the reigns in New Democracy after Antonis Samaras stepped down following...