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Selecting the candidate of European People’s Party as European Commission president would be a negative development for Europe, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said at the preparatory meeting of the Party of European Socialists (PES) on Tuesday. For the Greek Prime Minister the German candidate Weber (CSU) is “extremely conservative” and …
Read More »Greeks send Golden Dawn member on trial to EU Parliament
Greek voters have sent member of far-right Golden Dawn Yiannis Lagos to the European Parliament although he is on trial and not allowed to leave Greece. According to the elections results so far, GD won two seats in the EP. Together with other GD members Lagos is on trial as …
Read More »Early elections in Greece on 7. July 2019
“SYRIZA lost a battle but the war still lies ahead,” Prime Minister and party leader Alexis Tsipras said addressing the Central Committee meeting of the party on Monday. “We have neither the luxury nor the right to back down,” he added in an effort to encourage his deeply disappointed comrades …
Read More »Elections 2019 – Results
The 1st round of elections, took place on Sunday, 26th May, resulting in quite a few surprises. As you may remember the elections were up to four: European Regional Local Community The results of the voting, for Zakynthos in the Regional elections, with 88% of the votes being incorporated into …
Read More »Ultra-nationalist Velopoulos: From “Jesus’ handwritten letters” to European Parliament
Ultra-nationalist and admirer of conspiracy theories of all kinds Kyriakos Velopoulos sold everything he could on his own TV show: from tooth paste, wonder remedies against baldness and books to “exclusive copies of Jesus Christ’s handwritten letters.” The far-right populist is the big surprise in the European elections in Greece. …
Read More »Snap elections in Greece: Markets party, 10-Y bond yield in historic low
Markets party, the Athens Stock Exchange soars and the yield of Greek 10-year bond reached a historic low on Monday, just hours after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for snap elections. The Athens Stock Exchange opened with a strong +5%, short before 3 o’ clock the ASE recorded a +6.15% …
Read More »Maria Kakali: The mayor who got re-elected with 100% of the votes
While local leaders struggled to beat their competitors and some will have to go to a second round of elections next Sunday, one mayor managed to be elected with 100% of the votes. 32-year-old Maria Kakali on the remote island of Agios Efstratios had no competitor at all. From 210 …
Read More »PM Tsipras to call for snap elections after 2. round of regional & local elections
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that he will ask the President of the Republic to declare snap elections after the second round of local and regional elections scheduled for June 2, 2019. “I I will not ignore the election results nor chose the easy way and remain true to leftist …
Read More »Sweeping victory for New Democracy in European and local elections – Live Results
A sweeping victory for conservative New Democracy towards SYRIZA is being recorded for the European, local and regional elections. According to estimation by the Greek Interior ministry based on 10% of counted votes, the difference between ND and SYR is at 9% for the EU elections, with an error margin …
Read More »Shocking video shows perpetrators’ brutality when they beat 35-year-old British father
Shocking footage from the brawl in the resort of Laganas that left a 35-year-old Briton severely injured. The video was shot by an eyewitness and was handed out to police that identified the perpetrators. The video broadcast by private Open TV and uploaded by website newsit.gr, shows the two perpetrators, …
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