national elections
Diaspora
Greek Parliament Rejects Postal Voting for National Elections
The bill on postal voting for Greeks living abroad was approved for the European elections but rejected for national elections during a parliamentary vote on Wednesday. It was supported by the governing New Democracy party (ND) but was opposed...
Diaspora
Bill on Postal Voting for Greeks Abroad Expanded to Include National Elections
On Monday, the Greek government introduced an amendment to a bill that would include postal voting in the national elections and European elections scheduled for later this year.
The amendment establishes postal voting as the exclusive method of voting for...
Politics
Lula Regains Control in Brazil After Day of Riots by Bolsonaro Supporters
Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Brazil’s Congress and presidential offices on Sunday over claims of a rigged election.
Diaspora
Law on the Vote of Diaspora Will Not Be Changed, Greek Minister Says
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.
Diaspora
Greece Vows to Abolish All Voting Restrictions for Diaspora
Greece announced on Monday that it will introduce legislation which will abolish restrictions to vote for diaspora Greeks.
Greece
Twenty Parties and Coalitions Will Participate in July 7 National Elections
The Areopagus, the Supreme Court of the nation of Greece, announced on Wednesday the parties and coalitions which have been granted permission to participate in the upcoming national elections of July 7, 2019.
From a total of twenty-four applications made by...
Greece
24 Parties and Coalitions Intend to Participate in Greece's July 7 National Elections
A total of twenty-four parties and party coalitions have submitted their name and logo to the Supreme Court prosecution of Greece, declaring their intention to participate in Greece's general elections on July 7.
More specifically, twenty parties have declared their...
Economy
Eurogroup to Discuss Greek Economy After National Elections
It is highly improbable that issues involving Greece will be discussed at Thursday's Eurogroup in Luxembourg, a top Eurozone official said on Wednesday to the state-run AMNA news agency.
AMNA quotes the same official as saying that the third report...
Greece
PM Tsipras to Ask Greek President for Early Election
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Monday to ask for early national elections by dissolving Parliament.
The meeting, which takes place two weeks after the governing SYRIZA party lost...
Greece
MP Megaloeconomou Resigns from SYRIZA Ahead of National Elections
Greek MP Theodora Megaloeconomou resigned from the SYRIZA party on Tuesday afternoon and is standing now as an Independent, leaving the embattled Greek government with one less member of Parliament representing them.
Megaloeconomou sent a letter to the Speaker of the House...