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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politics“beaten up out there”, while others claimed they were fearful of being “lynched” if they attempted
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared
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Newsletter 366 - 20/01/2023
it into Parliament as the sixth party represented in the House, the threshold for the winning party to gain... for 2023 hinging largely on 15.5 pct growth in investments, it is no surprise that it has all hands
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ND keeps eye on upcoming local elections amid ongoing complaints about wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicswinning SYRIZA’s leadership narrowed significantly, it is doubtful whether his broad, apolitical... with criticism from the opposition parties ringing in his ears after the PM held a meeting
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Uncomfortable questions regarding TV auction mount for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the winning bidders has not been thoroughly checked. The conservatives also complained... for the four licences unconstitutional. His political rivals suggested that this was a near-blatant
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Government comes out swinging as tense week, building up to Tempe protests, begins
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government and the opposition parties are facing a crucial week as tension builds ahead of the two-year anniversary of the Tempe rail crash on Friday, when large protests are expected around the country. New Democracy is concerned that another large...
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Simple majority for new electoral law, which threatens future complications
PoliticsGreek Politicswould lead to the abolition of the 50-seat bonus for the winning party, will not be implemented until... any kind of bonus to the winning party is a recipe for political instability. Simulations of previous... that the lack of a bonus for the winning party would make it much more difficult and complicated
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Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015
that goes to the winning party rather than hand New Democracy a surprising victory. The percentage that the winning party would need to win at least 151 seats in Parliament depends The strength of the parties.... If the percentage gained by small parties totals 5 percent, for example, the winning party would need 38.4
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Inquiry into surveillance scandal begins as ND feeds speculation about change to election law
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDevelopment Fund (HRADF), Stergios Pitsiorlas, in which he expressed his disappointment at finding out that he... examined. One is a return to the 50-seat bonus for the winning party, which applied in the 2019... New Democracy introduced in 2020. Another option is to lower the threshold for winning a majority
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Newsletter 350 - 09/09/2022
to the 50-seat bonus for the winning party, which applied in the 2019 elections, rather than linking.... Another option is to lower the threshold for winning a majority. Under ND’s electoral law, the winning... finding its steps towards more normal activity after the restrictions imposed from November 2020
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