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Greek Defense Minister: Armament Procurement Files Will be Reopened

Greek National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said on Monday he wants to reopen all cases dealing with armament procurements, recent and old, and would seek to bring people who cheated the Greek state of millions of euros to justice. In...

Poll: More then Half of Respondents Pleased with Syriza Win

The first opinion poll conducted after SYRIZA's win last Sunday showed, more than half of respondents are satisfied with Greece ’s election result According to the survey conducted by Metron Analysis for Saturday’s edition of Parapolitika, 56% of those questioned...

Turkish F-16 Over Greek Islet While Defense Minister Lays Wreath in Navy Officers Memory

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet appeared in the skies near the Greek islet of Imia on Friday as new Defense Minister Panos Kammenos was aboard a helicopter to lay a wreath in memory of three Greek Navy aviators killed during the...

Who is New Greek Defense Minister and ANEL Leader Panos Kammenos?

When Alexis Tsipras had announced that SYRIZA may cooperate with the Independent Greeks (ANEL) after the elections, most analysts and voters were perplexed. How could the radical leftists collaborate with the patriotic, church-loving, anti-immigration party led by former New...

New Democracy and 'To Potami' Slam New Greek Government

Greek main opposition New Democracy (ND) spokesman Costas Karagounis on Tuesday commented on the composition of the new cabinet unveiled by Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, welcoming its relatively small size of 40 ministers but expressing "deep concern" about...

Independent Greeks: The Country Has Turned a Page

Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos on Tuesday welcomed and congratulated the newly elected party MPs in his opening address to ANEL parliamentary group saying that the "country has turned a page." Kammenos appointed MP Marina Chrysoveloni party spokesman and...

Probable Candidates for Tsipras' New Greek Cabinet Positions

Now that the Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos announced that he agreed to form a coalition government with SYRIZA, the names of candidates for various ministries of the new government have started circulating in the Press. So far, SYRIZA...

Greece: Anti-austerity Parties Form New Greek Coalition Government Headed by Alexis Tsipras

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is practically the new Prime Minister of Greece spearheading a new coalition government formed by SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL). At 11.30 a.m. local time Panos Kammenos announced publicly his support and partnership in the new coalition...

Greece: Tsipras' Anti-austerity Coalition Government In the Making After Election

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is expected to become the new Prime Minister of Greece spearheading a new coalition government of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL). The SYRIZA leader, along with Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos, campaigned on anti-austerity promises and reversing...

Party Leaders Wrap up Campaigns Ahead of Greek Elections Sunday

Greece 's political party leaders wrapped up their election campaigns on Saturday and prepared themselves for the voters' verdict, either by visiting their party's central campaign offices or meeting with journalists. Prime Minister and New Democracy President Antonis Samaras visited...