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European Commission Officially Backs Govt Candidate in Greek Presidential Election

In an unprecedented move, the European Commission on Wednesday decided to formally back a political candidate running for President in Greece, and applauded the government for calling for snap presidential election. Yesterday, the Greek government and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras moved the...

Will Greek History Repeat Itself?

Well, it is official: The Greek coalition government will not be able to elect the President of the Hellenic Republic from the present parliament in December, and much to SYRIZA's delight, the country will go to general elections in the...

SYRIZA Members Predict Different Nominee on Third Ballot, Certain of General Elections

Chief opposition SYRIZA members believe that Stavros Dimas, nominee for president of the Hellenic republic, will not be on the third and crucial ballot and that the coalition have another candidate standing by. A climate of optimism prevails in SYRIZA...

Former Greek PM Mitsotakis: The President Should be Elected by the People

His firm belief that the President of the Hellenic Republic should be elected directly by the people, in order to disconnect the process from the possibility of early elections, expressed Former Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis. At the same time, the...

The Foreign Press on the Acceleration of the Greek Presidential Vote [Video]

On the acceleration of the procedures for electing the new President of the Hellenic Republic and the market's reaction on the development referred today all major international media, concluding that the early election carries political risks. A Bloomberg report highlighted...

Greek Main Opposition Leader: We are Ready to Govern

Greek main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras expressed his confidence earlier today that his party is ready to govern the country, stressing that such a development would signal "a time of change and hope" for Greece and Europe in general. "SYRIZA...

Greek Presidential Election: Much Ado About Nothing

The nominee for President of the Hellenic Republic was the talk of the day, or wait a minute, it was the 12.78% plunge of the Athens Stock Exchange, or the guessing of the date of the Greek general elections,...

Biggest Athens Stock Exchange Drop Since 1987

In the maelstrom of political uncertainty - after the announcement of the acceleration of the Presidential election - moved today the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), as concerns regarding the country's political developments seem to affect Greek banks. The main index lost...

Greek Opposition Parties on the Presidential Vote and Stavros Dimas' Candidacy

Varied were the responses of the Greek opposition parties, following the announcement of the Presidential ballot dates as well as the Stavros Dimas candidacy proposed by the coalition government partners, Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras, and government...

Names of Possible Presidential Candidates, Stavros Dimas Most Likely

After the coalition's decision to speed up the process for election of president of the Hellenic republic, several names of possible candidates have been leaked to the Press. However, the government has not made any official announcement regarding the...