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Two more parties prepare to step onto overcrowded Greek political stage
PoliticsGreek Politicscreate tension within New Democracy, where there are clear ideological divisions between
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Challenging three days of diplomatic talks, protests and budget voting ahead for Greece
PoliticsForeign Policy, it is clear that Greek-Turkish relations are finely balanced at the moment. A ban on protests and marches
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2014 is not 2012
Agorahas anything to gain from the uncertainty caused by prolonged troika negotiations, it is clear
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Samaras, Venizelos opt for earlier presidential vote in high-risk strategy to save coalition
PoliticsGreek Politics, the protracted nature of the troika negotiations have made it clear that the government would need to concede... nominee. It is highly unlikely that there will be an en masse move of these MPs to the government’s
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First Greek presidential vote to set tempo for final ballot on Dec 29
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first round of the presidential ballot on Wednesday evening (7 p.m. Greek time) is unlikely to provide any clear indications about whether the current Greek Parliament will manage to elect a new head of state by the final vote on December 29. The government is expected to obtain at least 161
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The possible scenarios for avoiding snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politics. It is difficult to see SYRIZA agreeing to this given that it has a clear lead in opinion polls
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PM and SYRIZA deaf to calls for compromise over president so far
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe “clear solutions” of either electing a president or going to snap elections. Samaras knows that if he
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Greeks lose faith in coalition but don't trust SYRIZA, polls indicate
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRecent surveys have highlighted three clear trends in Greek public opinion: A slight majority in favour of avoiding snap elections, a closing of the gap between SYRIZA and New Democracy and a prevalent mistrust of both the government and the opposition. It is this last element that means Greece’s
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Coalition to gain more support for president but still short of 180
PoliticsGreek Politicsinadmissible. It is not clear whether the public will see this as a whitewash or if the decline in support
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Greek PM offers no more incentives for presidential vote, braces for snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsdedicated most of the interview to making clear the risks of going to early elections and stressing
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