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Greece
Greece’s Presidential Election: First Round Results Do Not Elect Stavros Dimas as Greek President
With a negative result on the election of a new Greek President concluded the first round of voting by the Greek Parliament a few minutes earlier. The only candidate nominated by the coalition government partners, New Democracy and PASOK, and Greek...
Greece
Greece's Presidential Election: Watch Live; Updates from the Greek Parliament
At a crucial point for Greece's future the Greek parliament voted for a new Greek President, but the first round of voting did not elect Stavros Dimas as Greek President. SEE RESULTS HERE. Watch the live feed with commentary...
Greece
SYRIZA MP Refusing Comments on Special Court for Greek Presidential Candidate [Video]
Members of Lucas Papademos' administration, from November 2011 to May 2012, including Greek presidential candidate Stavros Dimas, will face a Parliamentary Examination Committee or even a Special Court, said on Tuesday, while speaking on Greek TV, main opposition SYRIZA MP Alexis Mitropoulos.
"It...
Economy
Greek PM to Lawmakers: Vote for President or Trouble for Greece
The future of Greece in the euro zone will be at risk unless PMs vote in favor of the president of the Hellenic republic in the ballot that starts today, says the Press release from the office of Prime...
Greece
Greek PM Calculates Potential Votes for Presidential Election
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras had all-night talks with key New Democracy MPs in order to find who can vote for his presidential nominee among independent and opposition party MPs. The first presidential ballot will take place at 7:00...
Greece
Greek Administrative Reform Minister: Government Work Continues Normally
“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...
Greece
SYRIZA and DIMAR Leaders' Meeting Sparks Collaboration Rumors
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...
Economy
EU Commission President: Greece Should Avoid 'Wrong Outcome' in Elections
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made the controversial statement on Thursday that Greece should avoid electing "extremist forces" into power, according to EUobserver.
Juncker was participating in a debate with EUobserver and other Brussels-based journalists for Austrian public television. Commenting...
Greece
New Democracy and SYRIZA Heading to Presidential Vote with an Eye on Snap Elections
January 25 or February 1 have emerged as the possible dates for the conduction of snap general elections in Greece if the coalition government fails to attract the 180 needed MP votes for the election of the new President of...
Greece
Greek PM: 'SYRIZA Makes Foreigners Talk Again About a Grexit'
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Thursday leveled harsh criticism against main opposition SYRIZA, while speaking to New Democracy's Parliamentary group.
"SYRIZA makes foreigners talk again about a Grexit," Samaras said. "We managed to pull the country out of...