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All the numbers that matter in the Greek presidential election
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe coalition will need to gather the reduced number of 180 votes. All the votes are by roll call. If MPs
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SYRIZA's date with history
Agorathe decision of then Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis to call snap elections in October 2009. A huge
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Papandreou seeks new, undefined role on political centre stage in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicscall a party congress to debate the matter and hold a leadership election. Several PASOK MPs sided
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PM and SYRIZA deaf to calls for compromise over president so far
PoliticsGreek Politicsoffice has repeatedly rejected all talk of any kind of deal, favouring instead what they call
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Newsletter 8 - 19/12/2014
rejected by both sides. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his aides appear to favour what they call
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New claim of attempt to bribe MP casts shadow over presidential vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsreceive a call from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and that the MP would be given a spot in a new
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Newsletter 9 - 30/12/2014
by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece
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Voting for brinkmanship while the real economy needs solutions
AgoraAthens’ addiction to partisanship and political drama was yet again on full display during the last days of 2014. The election of the country’s president by parliament through an open roll call may appear unusual for observers from outside Greece. But the outdated electoral procedure through
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Greek economic sentiment and consumer confidence fall sharply in December
EconomyMacroeconomyof the presidential election and the consequent call for snap elections on December 29. Nevertheless
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Newsletter 12 - 23/01/2015
for debt restructuring and the call to continue honouring reform commitments mandated by Greece’s
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