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EU elections do not mark end of numbers game in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe results of the European Parliament elections in Greece have put any prospects of snap general elections, even though SYRIZA has made a formal request for the country to go to the polls soon. Less... MPs) and Independent Greeks (15 MPs) are going through internal turmoil following poor results
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Run this way: The recurring pattern of Greek leaders
AgoraAs the Greek general elections of May (and then June) 2012 approached, every poor unfortunate European politician attempted to grab a moment in the spotlight by pontificating on whether Greece should... MPs. With anxiety about the March presidential elections running high, Samaras sought to put his
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Newsletter 7 - 12/12/2014
was accompanied by a poor set of local elections results, appeared to cause panic within the coalition.... The markets, whose opinion Samaras had put stock in several months earlier, immediately voiced
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Greece: Where did it all go wrong?
Agora. The May 25 outcome, which was accompanied by a poor set of local elections results, appeared to cause... 18 months ahead of schedule. The markets, whose opinion Samaras had put stock in several months
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Another euro stitch unpicked
Agorathat this is confirmation of its independence but it leaves a poor impression its respect for the political process. Greece is no stranger to being put in a tight spot by the ECB. In April 2011, the central bank’s
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This is the deal Greece will go in search of at Wednesday's sceptical Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsundermine negotiations. The policy programme was initially due to be presented on Saturday but was put back... to 300,000 poor families, but will reportedly announce fiscal measures that can cover the cost. Financial
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Tsipras hopes to muddle through, avoid internal clash for now
PoliticsGreek Politicsin order to cover the similar cost of free electricity and meal vouchers for poor families. However... continues to look for a way to avoid, or at least put off, confrontation with dissenting voices in his
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Newsletter 30 - 12/06/2015
will put togther a face-saving deal at the last minute. There were reports on Friday that Greece had... of poor strategy and false expectations have led Tsipras to the point where even proposals
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Tsipras gives air of resistance but leaves door ajar for agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the weekend and fears that an agreement had been put out of reach. It still appears... public on Monday evening highlighted the poor state that the main opposition party finds itself
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Limited results from Tsipras's diplomatic marathon in New York
PoliticsForeign Policythe issue of Greece's debt restructure to a wider audience, and to invite possible investors to put... criticised back home for his poor performance, especially due to his faltering English, the major
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