Snap Elections

The possibility of forming a government of special purpose, which, among others, would conclude the ongoing negotiations between Greece and the Troika, ruled out the main opposition SYRIZA spokesman, Panos Skourletis, during an interview on Greek television. Skourletis highlighted that...

A total of 160 positive and 135 negative votes managed to attract the nomination of Stavros Dimas in the first open vote for the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic held at 7:30 pm in the Greek Parliament. According to article...

“Quiet Christmas? Not for Greece and therefore not for the Eurozone either.” This is the conclusion of today’s German newspaper "Die Welt," which in an article entitled “The election that could plunge the whole of Europe into chaos,” foresees...

"It would be a pity for Greece to face Grexit again after the considerable work that has been done." This phrase sums up the message sent to Greece by the European Union Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Pierre...

“The government’s work continues normally,” Administrative Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday after meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras regarding reforms in the public sector. As far as the election of the President of the Hellenic Republic is concerned, he...

Any Democratic Left (DIMAR) MP to vote for the President of the Hellenic Republic in the upcoming Parliament ballots will not be considered an apostate or a venal, party leader Fotis Kouvelis declared earlier today during an interview to Greek...

In a public speech on Saturday at Heraklion, Crete, main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras called Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras a "Premier of chaos," underlining that "the countdown for the coalition government and the destruction policies has already...

In an article with Greek newspaper "Real News," Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sent a message to all MPs to set aside the "clouds of political uncertainty and instability" by voting in favor of a new President of the...

The meeting between SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and Democratic Left (DIMAR) head Fotis Kouvelis sparked rumors that the two Greek opposition parties will collaborate in the snap general elections. According to a report in Greek newspaper "Efimerida ton Syntakton," talks...

The intense reaction of Greek main opposition SYRIZA caused the statements of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who appeared to support the country's current government in the possibility of snap elections triggered after an unsuccessful vote for the new President of...