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Calls for snap polls, parliamentary probes set tone for polarised politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, were New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s demand... month, Mitsotakis indicated in a TV interview that he is in “no rush” to become prime minister
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Newsletter 69 - 08/04/2016
by 15.9 percent in February.. 2 Shapeshifting Tsipras Prime minister’s aversion to the IMF is one of his... relatively constant theme has been the Greek prime minister’s aversion to the International Monetary
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Break in bailout talks leaves question mark over their conclusion
PoliticsGreek Politicsas Monday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had been encouraging Greece’s European lenders to ditch the IMF and continue the Greek programme on their own. He made the comments after meeting Portuguese Prime
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Refugee crisis threatens effort to improve ties with neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policy. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov strongly criticised Greece for the way it has handled the crisis... of the Bulgarian prime minister’s behaviour. The same sources said that a few weeks ago, Borrisov revealed
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PASOK and Potami seek common ground as Konstantopoulou prepares to return
PoliticsGreek Politicswith damaged PASOK. The possibility of former Prime Minister George Papandreou and his Movement.... Significantly, she will be highly critical of SYRIZA and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who may find himself
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Discontent in SYRIZA simmers as Tsipras seeks to conclude talks with creditors
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have one eye on potential unrest within his party this week, as talks with Greece’s lenders resume, after SYRIZA’s largest faction raised a series of objections... assisted in this by New Democracy calling for snap elections. The prime minister wants to portray his
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Eurogroup decision on contingent measures, debt leave Tsipras with tough task at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsto counterbalance this. This certainly makes it more difficult for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to convince his.... Domestic difficulties The outcome of Friday’s Eurogroup will certainly test Prime Minister Alexis
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Mitsotakis takes first step in remoulding New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politics. If the leader is also prime minister, he or she will have to seek re-election from the party... of the Union of Centrists and 18 points ahead of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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Greeks' confidence in democracy faltering, survey suggests
Societyfrustrated with the political process, their faith in the democratic system further undermined by Prime... or disgust towards them. Only one in four (26.5 percent) said they respected the prime minister
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Launch of new movement highlights fragmentation of Greek centre-left
PoliticsGreek Politicsof another round of snap elections if Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is unable to convince his MPs... or common purpose. This was highlighted by the fact that former prime minister George Papandreou
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