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House of cards (The rise and fall of Akis Tsochatzopoulos)
Agoravarious ministerial posts – interior, defence, transport, public order, development, labour and public... of the ruling. Apart from the fact that the Greek state has got a chance of winning back some
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Tsipras and SYRIZA: More old than new
Agoraas alternate interior minister and later as labour minister, from where he could draft legislation...Alexis Tsipras staked his political future on the “new vs old” concept in the September 20 elections. His victory at the ballot box, though, does not mean that it can yet be deemed a winning strategy
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Potential changes to constitution and electoral law move onto main agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsmade recently by Interior Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis. Kouroublis said earlier this year... that the 50-seat bonus that currently goes to the winning party will be reduced, possibly to 30
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Coalition goes in search of deciding votes for electoral law, prepares more legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicsagainst the government’s proposal. Interior Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis did not rule out completely... for the bonus to the winning party to be proportional to the share of the vote it gets. The centrists
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Coalition eyes electoral change, polls show wide lead for New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politics. Interior Minister Panos Skourletis revealed on Friday that the government intends to table during... ones being held using proportional representation (no 50-seat bonus for the winning party). However
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Mitsotakis promotes constructive role as talks over electoral process continue
PoliticsGreek Politicsleaders on Friday. Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos is due to send letters to the parties this week... the electoral law so that the proportional representation system (no bonus for the winning party) does
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Tsipras targets PM, looking to gain traction from scandals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsInterior Minister Stelios Petsas’s best man and that Justice Minister Kostas Tsiaras’s wife had, until... about companies or individuals with connection to the government winning uncontested public tenders
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New Democracy moves to corral far-right vote, as PM braces for more surveillance evidence
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe senior ND members who attended the funeral of “fishing in murky waters”. Interior Minister Makis... in repeat elections, both substantially below the threshold for winning outright. SYRIZA, which trails
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeeming who will be able to stand in the upcoming elections. Interior Minister Makis Voridis has... in a second ballot, where the winning party would gain up to 50 bonus seats.
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Move to block far-right fuels conflict between ND and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe integrity of the electoral process. New Democracy’s response, led by Interior Minister Makis Voridis... in a follow-up ballot as the winning party will be awarded a bonus of up to 50 seats. However
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