Snap Elections

Stock markets across the world are shaking due to the slump in oil prices and fears that Greece will be driven out of the Eurozone. The euro is at 1.19609 against the dollar, while oil prices have reached a low for...

The euro crisis, considered overcome by many in Europe, could return on a massive scale in 2015. If Greece's far-left SYRIZA party, which is currently leading in opinion polls, wins snap elections, financial market confidence will likely be...

The Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, received the outgoing President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias, at his office earlier today in order to agree on the current Parliament's dissolution, ahead of the upcoming snap general elections, that according...

The decision of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to suspend the provision of financial assistance to Greece until a new government is formed, after the general elections of January 25, was revealed by the Fund's Director of the Communications...

After the third successive unsuccessful ballot for the election of the new President of the Hellenic Republic, international media once again has their eyes on the Greek Parliament, with reports mainly focused on the uncertainty emerging from the early...

Greece will have to call general elections within a period of at least 21 days from today as the Greek Parliament failed to elect Stavros Dimas as President of the Republic of Greece. Greek constitution dictates that in an unsuccessful...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras held a press conference on Saturday, December 27, in light of the Presidential election's third voting round. Samaras urged MPs to come to a consensus and elect a President in order to avoid national elections. The third...

Greek football federation (EPO) President Giorgos Sarris resigned on Tuesday, during a meeting of the federation's board. Sarris had been under heavy criticism over his choice of Claudio Ranieri as the national team coach last summer, following Greece's most successful...

In the turmoil of the second unsuccessful ballot for the election of the new President of the Hellenic Republic, international media have yet again turned their eyes to the Greek Parliament. The numbers simply do not add up, they estimate,...

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras addressed the Greek people and described the risks involved if the country is dragged to snap elections. However, he compromised to go to elections at the end of 2015 if parliament elects a new President...