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Samaras shoots, Samaras scores!
Agora“Samaras rescues Greece” – it’s the headline the prime minister and many in his office would have cherished. But Giorgos Samaras, the striker without a club, has beaten premier Antonis to the title... that also saw them through the game with Ivory Coast. At a time when Greek society is so deeply divided
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK... on social media. It should also be noted that the Communist Party (KKE) saw its candidates win six
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Reshuffle speculation follow snap polls rumours as ND enjoys ratings bounce
PoliticsGreek Politics.” The weekend saw a flurry of reports about possible ministerial changes when the PM returns from... points to 8.9. In contrast to the rises for the two frontrunners, PASOK-KINAL saw its backing slip... of the media’s usual speculation about the date of the next elections, given that Greek government’s
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Kassalekis goes from blank canvas to empty vessel, blowing open progressive space
Agorathey wanted. What many saw in September was someone who could beat Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... on any internal feuding. Kasselakis responded in what many saw as a heavy-handed manner by trying... tool for prosperity.” He also failed to make the usual demands a SYRIZA leader voices at such events
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Public sector evaluation and hirings in the spotlight
PoliticsGreek Politicscome up against a brick wall in its efforts to conduct the evaluation. According to Kathimerini... that the abstention was a result of SYRIZA and the Independent Greeks (ANEL) undermining the evaluation process
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Whether an "early" or "clean" exit, it's the same old story for Greece
Agora(ANEL) coalition has been building towards this moment ever since it was re-elected in September 2015... by the charts below (the first from this piece by Nektaria Stamouli and Marcus Walker in the Wall Street
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Reshuffle scenarios resurface for Tsipras after ministers resign over rent subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politics. Tsipras was not tempted to make a move last month when Independent Greeks (ANEL) MP Kostas Zouraris...-related remarks. Over the last few months, there has also been speculation that Tsipras will replace
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Newsletter 461 - 09/05/2025
by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February and March, reaching 13.4 pct... saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap between the two parties is slight... asked whether they saw the next general elections as an opportunity to cast a protest vote, 77 pct
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Why did Greece return to bond markets now? Was it the right decision?
Economyis just one paving stone in this process. It signifies an end to one part of the crisis, which saw... percent, banks for 14 percent and pension and insurance funds for 4 percent. The Wall Street.... There is a flipside, though. For starters, the first day of trading for the new bond saw the yield climb
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Newsletter 58 - 15/01/2016
, Mitsotakis saw off the competition from his rival Evangelos Meimarakis (52.4 vs 47.6 percent) to win Sunday’s.... Speaking to the Wall Street Journal this week, Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos said that SYRIZA has.... Elected just over a year ago, the leftist party saw itself in the vanguard of the backlash against
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