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SYRIZA leadership contest off to slow start, as ND rushes to contain political damage from fires
PoliticsGreek Politicsrace with 62 pct. Rival candidate Nikos Pappas, who served as state and digital policy minister... appears ready to back former basketball player Nikos Pappas (no relation to the former minister... endorsement to Deputy Defence Minister Nikos Hardalias for the October elections. Although some
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek Politicsfigures in the party, including former minister of state Nikos Pappas, who came fourth in Sunday’s... uncomfortable by a Kasselakis win is PASOK’s Nikos Androulakis, whose party’s surge in the polls stalled... for entering a region plagued by civil conflict. Defence Minister Nikos Dendias has not commented
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Strong showing for ND in first round of local elections amid low turnout
PoliticsGreek Politicspopulous regions, were particularly impressive for New Democracy. In Attica, former minister Nikos... round, especially as the fourth-placed candidate, Nikos Sofianos from the Communist Party, encouraged... leader Nikos Androulakis to claim that the socialists are on the up and represent “the second largest
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New Democracy comes out fighting against Tempe censure motion
PoliticsGreek Politics. The initiative was seized by PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis, and the motion was submitted jointly..., by attacking the credibility of former minister Nikos Pappas, who was convicted on criminal... Kyriakos Velopoulos used the occasion to attack Nikos Androulakis. Velopoulos argued that if the PASOK
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Newsletter 427 - 14/06/2024
support, leader Nikos Androulakis looks like he is going to face a leadership challenge as some party... leadership contest was Nikos Papandreou, the brother of the former Prime Minister George Papandrou... candidates. Nikos Papandreou suggested in an op-ed published in Proto Thema newspaper that Sunday’s
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Podcast - Full of energy: How Greece (& Europe) is handling the green transition
Agoraanalyst and partner at The Green Tank, an Athens-based think-tank, Nikos Mantzaris. The articles... project. Useful links Is Greece on track to decouple from fossil gas? - By Nikos Mantzaris Can the Green Transition be just? - By Nikos Mantzaris From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map
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SYRIZA consumed by new leadership drama as PASOK rubber stamps candidacies
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis weekend to decide on the next steps. Nikos Pappas, the party’s parliamentary spokesman, will act... to stick with Nikos Androulakis or elect a new party president. Either way, it seems that a unique... officially submitted their candidacies for the October ballot. Apart from incumbent Nikos Androulakis
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After pay rises in armed forces, PM faces calls for broader wage increases
PoliticsGreek Politics, to raise the salaries of all uniformed personnel. Defence Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed on Friday.... There is ongoing friction within the party concerning Nikos Androulakis’s leadership, even though... of a statement issued recently by the socialist party, criticising SYRIZA MP Nikos Pappas for suggesting
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Parties on edge as Golden Dawn case has potential to go either way
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this will not happen quickly, if it happens at all. Despite Golden Dawn leader Nikos... to release the three deputies, leading to questions about whether Public Order Minister Nikos
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Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
Agoraof the Golden Dawn party, including parliamentary deputies and party leader Nikos Michaloliakos... leader Nikos Michaloliakos and two senior lawmakers were put behind bars pending trial on charges
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