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Is Berlin prepared for a new government in Greece?
The formal process of dissolving Parliament and setting in motion early elections in Greece was completed at the beginning of this week. Attention can now turn to the campaign across the country.
How Greece's electoral map changed radically over 10 years
On the night of October 6 in 2009, Greek TV channels put up the map of the country's electoral districts; more than 40 were coloured in the green of PASOK, and just six in the blue of New Democracy (ND).
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Politics (259), Greece (365)
EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Elections, especially when they point to a substantial shift in power, often coax observers into making snap judgments even though history tells us that the fluctuations of politics and political figures are best assessed from a distance.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (259), Greece (365)
No late rally for Tsipras
Alexis Tsipras was due to deliver his final campaign speech at around 19.30 on Friday, at a rally in front of Parliament in central Athens. In fact, it was closer to 21.30 when he emerged to speak to the relatively small crowd of SYRIZA supporters before Sunday’s European and local elections.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (259), Greece (365)
How SYRIZA lost and New Democracy won
Sunday’s European Parliament elections result in Greece confirmed that the dominance of Alexis Tsipras in the country’s politics, which started with a win in the same contest in 2014, has come to an end.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Politics (259), Greece (365)