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Union of Centrists Party Loses Parliamentary-Caucus Status

  The Greek Union of Centrists (EK) party lost its parliamentary-caucus status on Thursday, following Ioannis Saridis' decision to leave the party and stand as an Independent MP. The decision of Saridis, which was made public in a letter sent to the...

Latest Poll Shows 71% of People Do Not Trust Tspiras; Greeks Want Change in Government

According to a poll by Alco for the "Proto Thema" newspaper, the New Democracy (ND) party is several points ahead of SYRIZA. More specifically, regarding the voting intentions of Greek citizens, ND collects 21.1% against SYRIZA's 17.3%. The parties that follow are...

Greek Pension Reform Proposal Leaked- Political Parties Reject to Endorse it

The Greek government's proposal on the anticipated reform of the pension system leaked on Monday, with most of the burden falling on incoming pensioners rather than the current ones. The 170 page proposed legislation includes significant changes in the calculation of new...

Greek Government Spokesperson Hints at New Alliances

While the Greek government has already been weakened, having been in power for just over two months, Greek government spokesperson Olga Gerovasili does not appear to be concerned, and is rather optimistic about its future. The SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government that was elected on...

Vassilis Leventis Believes Tsipras is Worried About A Greek Government Collapse

"Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is panicking", the president of the Union of Centrists party; Vassilis Leventis claimed in an interview on Sunday. During a 6 hour meeting on Saturday, six of Greece's eight political party leaders were unable to agree on taking...

New Opinion Poll Shows Greek Elections Could Be Too Close to Call

An opinion poll conducted by the University of Macedonia for SKAI TV network between September 9 and September 11 added to the uncertainty of the September 20 Greek election results. SYRIZA leads the poll, having garnered 28.5% of the intended vote, while New...

Opinion Polls Foreshadow Close Race in Greek Elections

If opinion polls are any indication, the September 20 Greek elections will run down to the wire. In the January 2015 Greek elections, SYRIZA had collected 36.3% of the vote while New Democracy had 27.8%. A little over seven months...