Politics
Minister's actions put PM on the spot as politicians' loans stir controversy
The government is facing fresh accusations of interfering in Greece’s institutions after Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis apparently recorded a telephone conversation with Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras and published the supposed transcript of their conversation.
Tsipras eyes further expansion into centre-left territory after reshuffle
With the first vote on the constitutional reform out of the way, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras conducted a cabinet reshuffle of limited scope on Friday that was most notable for its inclusion of two former PASOK MPs.
Gains and losses for all sides from vote on constitutional changes
Thursday’s vote on the proposals put forward by the government and the opposition for changes to the Greek Constitution proved to be a mixed bag for SYRIZA and New Democracy.
SYRIZA and ND shadow box over next presidential election
New Democracy denied on Thursday that it has any plans to propose former socialist prime minister Kostas Simitis or ex-PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos as future presidential candidates amid a clash with SYRIZA over how to decouple the appointment of the next head of state from possible snap elections.
Speculation about May elections revived by SYRIZA officials' comments
For those looking out for signs of when the next elections might be held, a couple of comments this week by SYRIZA officials fuelled speculation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will call snap polls in May.
Despite some common ground, revision of constitution makes for new battleground
MPs began debating on Tuesday the proposed changes to the Greek constitution before a vote on Thursday in what is shaping to be another political battle between SYRIZA and New Democracy, although the parties agree on aspects of the revision.
New polls indicate support for recent measures, give SYRIZA glimmer of hope
Two opinion polls published over the weekend suggest that the gap between SYRIZA and New Democracy is not as wide as other surveys suggest, despite the conservative party’s best efforts to capitalise on the apparent widespread displeasure with the Macedonia name deal.
Kammenos antics put extra pressure on SYRIZA's minority govt
As MPs debated on Friday the NATO accession protocol for North Macedonia, the actions of former coalition partner Panos Kammenos were under scrutiny again, with some commentators suggesting that this could prove a factor in the timing of the next general elections.
ND keeps alive hopes of fiscal targets being revised in future
A day ahead of a vote in Greek Parliament on the NATO accession protocol for North Macedonia, for which the SYRIZA government has received praise from its European partners, New Democracy was given encouragement from Europe regarding its aim to revise primary surplus targets if it comes to power.
Tsipras and Erdogan keep conversation going despite lack of specific gains
During Alexis Tsipras' state visit, the first in 11 years by a Greek prime minister to Ankara, Greece and Turkey made rather small and careful steps aimed at resolving their bilateral disputes.