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Five Arrested on Election Fraud Charges in Central Greece
Five people were arrested on Saturday evening in Karditsa, central Greece, suspected of attempted election fraud.
Among the suspects were three associates of the opposition SYRIZA party candidate, George Vaiopoulos.
In their car, police discovered 197 forged identity cards as well...
Greek News
Greece Goes to the Polls in Tightly Fought General Elections
Greece votes Sunday in a general election that could prove inconclusive, with the leading candidate, conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, unlikely to garner a lead wide enough to avoid a new vote.
Opinion polls show Mitsotakis’ conservative New Democracy ahead...
Economy
Bank of Greece Warns of Lavish Pre-Election Promises
The governor of the Bank of Greece (BoG), Yannis Stournaras, warned political parties in Greece on Wednesday that their pre-election promises could derail the economy.
"The analyses carried out by BoG have pointed out the dangers inherent in fiscal populism...
Greek News
Poll Confirms Greek Governing Party Losing Ground After Rail Disaster
The latest poll on voting intentions in Greece suggests that while center-right New Democracy (ND) is still ahead of left-wing SYRIZA, the lead has narrowed since the rail disaster on February 28.
The Marc poll for Antenna TV, which was...
Greek News
Train Disaster Derails Greece’s Political Establishment
The train disaster in Greece that claimed the lives of 57 people derailed the parties of the political establishment in the country, weeks before the general elections.
As public anger grows over the timeless deficiencies of Greek railways, there are...
Crime
Greek Court Hands Former SYRIZA Minister Pappas 2 Years in Prison
A Greek special court convicted ex-minister of SYRIZA Nikos Pappas to a maximum two-year sentence with a three-year probation Friday over the handling of a 2016 television licence tender under the former government.
Pappas, who served as minister of digital...
Greek News
Greek Opposition SYRIZA Boycotts Parliament, Calls for Snap Elections
Greek main opposition SYRIZA announced on Tuesday that it will boycott the Greek Parliament, a move slammed by the government which accused its leader Alexis Tsipras of "undermining parliamentary democracy."
Tsipras accused the conservative New Democracy government of being “morally...
Greek News
Greek Government Survives Censure Motion on Wiretapping Scandal
The Greek government survived a censure motion tabled by main opposition SYRIZA over the wiretapping scandal on Friday.
156 MPs voted against the motion and 143 in favor. A total of 299 MPs participated in the roll-call vote following a...
Diaspora
Greek Diaspora Vote Law Leads to Fiasco Ahead of Greece Elections
The Greek diaspora will probably be absent from the general election in Greece scheduled to be held after April, as only 3,500 Greeks living abroad have registered to vote thus far.
This is a fiasco for the government and political...
Greek News
Former Greek PM Tsipras Meets Lula; Calls for Unity of the Left
On Saturday, former Greek PM and leader of main opposition Syriza, Alexis Tsipras, met Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva—often known simply as Lula—in Brasilia. Lula is set to be inaugurated on Sunday for a third term as Brazilian President.
The...