Politics
Confidence vote debate sets tone for Greek political clashes to come
New Democracy and SYRIZA started the confidence vote as they mean to continue until Friday night’s ballot, launching full-scale attacks on each other and setting the political agenda for the weeks to come.
Troika leaves with key issues pending and clock ticking for coalition
The latest troika review of the Greek adjustment programme was adjourned on Tuesday with the two sides having failed to settle a number of major issues.
DIMAR left in disarray after failed attempt to oust Kouvelis
Democratic Left (DIMAR), part of the government between June 2012 and June 2013, and one of the coalition’s main hopes for ensuring it does not lose the presidential vote early next year has been left in limbo after a weekend of high political drama at the party’s conference.
DIMAR won't vote for coalition's presidential candidate, wants SYRIZA alliance
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras asked for a confidence vote next week so his government will gain more time to improve its fortunes before the process to elect a new president of the republic begins in February.
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Samaras buys some time with request for confidence vote
Amid growing speculation that he would call early elections, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has decided to go in another direction entirely.
Election drums beating louder in Greece
The possibility of snap general elections being called is never far away in Greece: After all, the country has not had elections at the end of a full term since June 1989.
Poor poll figures leave Samaras in quandary over next move
Greece began a new and crucial round of talks with troika officials on Tuesday, when inspectors arrived for the latest review of the Greek adjustment programme, but the government will have one eye on political developments.
Standoff over civil servants in Greece bears hallmarks of pre-election clash
A showdown that bears all the hallmarks of a pre-election clash is brewing between the government and SYRIZA over the evaluation of civil servants.
Samaras plots early bailout exit, plays down debt relief as Merkel remains tight-lipped
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras unveiled his plans for Greece to exit its adjustment programme early - at the end of this year - in a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that did not produce any tangible results on a range of unresolved issues, including debt relief.
New Democracy hopes to celebrate 40th anniversary with rallying call
The 40th anniversary of New Democracy’s founding is approaching and the party’s leadership is hoping it can use the moment as a rallying point for the increasingly despondent conservatives.