New Democracy (ND)
Greece
ND Spokesman Koumoutsakos Accuses PM Tsipras of Being Isolated From the People and Destroying the Country
Nothing has changed and nothing will change with this government, stated New Democracy (ND) spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos on Sunday.
He went on to express that the government by recycling the same unreliable politicians can't make a new start. It makes...
Greece
ND's Mitsotakis and Russian FM Lavrov Discuss Turkey, Syria, Economy
New New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Athens on Thursday, to whom he expressed his concern about the recent statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Treaty of...
Greece
Tsipras' Real Interest Is to Muzzle Media and Is Without Plan to Help Greece Exit Crisis, Opposition Says
Opposition parties criticized Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after his speech at SYRIZA’s central committee on Sunday morning, saying he has no plan to help Greece exit the crisis and is trying to muzzle the media.
“Mr. Tsipras proved once more...
Greece
ND Says Government Needs to Repeal the TV Licensing Law Submitted by Minister Pappas
New Democracy (ND) is ready to agree with the government on the establishment of the new Greek National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV) board, the country’s independent media regulator, if the government repeals the TV licensing law submitted...
Greece
Opposition Parties Call for Inquiry Into Varoufakis Overstepping Authority
Claims that Greece's former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis overstepped his authority while serving office and referred to his country as "bankrupt" are resulting in opposition parties stepping up calls for inquiry into the matters.
According to ekathimerini.com, the economist described...
Greece
Mitsotakis: ND Demanding New Elections to Help 'Set the Country on the Right Course'
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday his party will never allow any deviations from the constitution and reiterated his request for elections, during a speech at the city of Agrinio, where he is visiting.
“New Democracy will never...
Greece
Mitsotakis Reiterates Call for Elections to 'Rid Greece of the Obsessive Opportunists That Govern Us'
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated his call for elections on Tuesday saying they are necessary to "rid the country" of the "opportunists" that govern it. He was speaking at the first meeting of the party’s political committee before the inauguration of ND’s...
Greece
Greek Foreign Ministry and New Democracy Respond to Turkey's Statements about the Lausanne Treaty
Following statements made last week by Turkey's President Erdogan regarding the Lausanne Treaty, New Democracy (ND) spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos and the Greek Foreign Ministry have given official statements..
"The fact that the issue of the Aegean is in public consultation...
Economy
ND's Staikouras Not Ruling Out Possibility of Early Elections
The program review of September will be difficult, coordinator of economic affairs, Christos Staikouras of the New Democracy (ND) party said to ANA-MPA.
ND, the main opposition of the SYRIZA-ANEL government also commented during his interview with the ANA-MPA that...
Greece
Greek Main Opposition: 'The Arrogance Of Tsipras Has No Limits'
After the recent critique of the Greek government's spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili regarding the meeting of Greece's conservative New Democracy (ND) party leader Evangellos Meimarakis with the head of the parliament Zoe Konstantopoulou, ND released a statement of accusations toward former Prime...