MacroPolis

DIMAR left in disarray after failed attempt to oust Kouvelis

06/10/2014 - 08:36

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

03/10/2014 - 16:39

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.

Samaras buys some time with request for confidence vote

01/10/2014 - 22:20

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

01/10/2014 - 14:57

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

30/09/2014 - 15:56

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

26/09/2014 - 12:40

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

24/09/2014 - 10:20

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

23/09/2014 - 13:51

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.

To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters

22/09/2014 - 23:06

To Potami, the centrist party founded by journalist Stavros Theodorakis in February, has published the closest thing to a manifesto it has produced in the last seven months.

Samaras hopes for Merkel fillip as gloom grips Greek coalition

18/09/2014 - 11:44

Amid an increasingly gloomy atmosphere at home, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras heads for a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday in the hope that he will bring something back from Berlin that could help his government remain in power.