elections

The center-left faces a new “crisis” of sorts, as it was revealed yesterday that the “Initiative of 58” will not formally participate in the upcoming European elections under the “Olive tree” banner as previously though, but rather they will help in the organization. The rumors circulating on Tuesday suggested that the 58 and PASOK had […]

The Deputy Minister of Public Radio and Television Pantelis Kapsis commented on Vima 99.5 that the new public television broadcasting service NERIT would go live by the 27th of April. Mr. Kapsis admitted that there were serious delays in the payment of compensation towards all the ERT employees, with about half of what is owed […]

The leader of DIMAR Fotis Kouvelis appeared on SKAI TV and ruled out the possibility of his party cooperating with either New Democracy or PASOK in upcoming elections. Mr. Kouvelis was critical of PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos “who claimed he would do what DIMAR said and a few days later he would retreat” and accused […]

The change of New Democracy’s internal regulations so that MPs considering running for a spot in European Parliament must first give up their seat in Greek parliament, is something that the Prime Minister and party president Antonis Samaras must take into consideration. A senior ND officer stressed that Samaras “is not obliged to anyone”, meaning […]

The leader of the opposition Alexis Tsipras gave a two-hour interview to the Sunday print edition of To Vima where he revealed his intentions and hopes regarding the upcoming regional and European elections. In the interview Mr. Tsipras revealed that should he win the next general elections, whenever they may be, he does not intend […]

The coalition government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou appeared on Mega Channel on Monday morning and stressed that irrespective of the outcome of the upcoming elections for European Parliament in May, general elections will not take place before the government’s four-year term is up. Mr. Kedikoglou explained that the government will not risk the country’s progress “now […]

Representatives from PASOK and the Initiative of 58 have arranged to meet today in order to discuss the formation of a coalition along the lines of the Italian “Olive Tree” center left coalition for the upcoming elections for the European Parliament. At first the two sides will discuss the coalition’s name and symbol, the criteria […]

Although New Democracy’s official party line for the upcoming local government elections is to not officially nominate any candidates, the party’s leadership is carefully considering which perspective mayors and regional governors to support. This decision however was not without controversy, as some New Democracy executives have rebel against the party line and run against the […]

The Minister of Interior Yannis Michelakis appeared at a New Democracy event in Larissa, where he refuted rumors suggesting that there will be triple elections in 2014 and insisted that “national elections will take place in 2016”. Outside of the building where the New Democracy event was being held groups of suspended school wardens and […]

The Deputy Minister of Interior Leonidas Grigorakos has called for all political parties to “contribute creatively” to the upcoming discussion in Parliament regarding the new Immigration Code. According to Mr. Grigorakos, the new Code will cut red in citizenship procedures, which in turn will allow thousands of migrant workers in Greece to travel to other […]

Despite SYRIZA’s initial approval and support of independent MP Odysseas Voudouris’ candidacy for regional governor in the upcoming elections, reaction from within the opposition party have forced the leadership to reconsider. The former PASOK and DIMAR MP was originally nominated as SYRIZA’s candidate in Peloponnesus, however the vas majority of the party’s local members have […]

The leader of DIMAR Fotis Kouvelis gave an interview to Vima 99.5 regarding the upcoming elections, the recent developments in the center left and the possibility of his party rejoining the coalition government. Regarding the upcoming municipal and regional government elections in May, Mr. Kouvelis estimated that they will be highly politicized, but the focus […]

A “civil war” is about to break out amongst New Democracy voters, as Nikos Kaklamanis and Aris Spiliotopoulos are going to run against each other in the upcoming municipal elections. Prime Minister Samaras met with both candidates over the past few days to discuss their intentions, but avoided giving a definite answer as to who […]

The Ministry of Interior recently decided to pass an amendment according to which expatriates and legally-residing nationals from third countries are not allowed to participate in municipal elections, prompting migrant clubs and anti-racist organizations to react. A demonstration against what is being perceived as a racist amendment has been organized for Tuesday afternoon at 7pm […]

On his last day in Rome, the leader of SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras met with Nichy Vendola, the president of the Left Ecology Freedom party and Nicola Zingaretti, current governor of Lazio, with whom he discussed his vision of Europe. Mr. Tsipras explained that “we do not want any other people to find themselves in the […]

The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the government Vice President Evangelos Venizelos met on Saturday and agreed to change the method of voting from the current proportional electoral system that has been in place since 1981, to voting directly for the individual candidate. Aside from changing the method of election from a party list, as […]

After much speculation and uncertainty regarding New Democracy’s candidates in the upcoming elections, MP Yannis Ioannidis has formally announced in a written statement that he will run for the position of Regional Governor in Central Macedonia. In his written statement, the former basketball coach-turned-politician explained that his intention is to bring about an improvement in […]

The drama surrounding the candidacy of Theodoros Karypidis with SYRIZA for the position of Governor of Western Macedonia in the upcoming local government elections will be prolonged for another day, as SYRIZA’s political secretariat will convene today and decide on the matter. While there is concern and dissatisfaction amongst SYRIZA members and voters regarding Mr. […]

With the local government elections approaching, the coalition government party New Democracy has yet to finalize its nominations for a number of important positions, particularly in Athens, Thessaloniki and Central Macedonia. The selection of candidates is not an easy task, with the ruling party having to make some tough decisions that could potentially have a […]

Andreas Loverdos, president of the Agreement for New Greece party, announced that his party is going to participate in the “Olive tree” coalition in the upcoming European elections. Mr. Loverdos explained to his party members that the decision to participate in the coalition for the European elections does not mean that they are joining PASOK […]