SYRIZA announces finalized party leadership election results
The left-wing SYRIZA party, whose MP Sokratis Famellos was elected as it new leader Sunday, announced the election’s official final results Monday, giving Famellos 49.36% of the vote.
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November 23, 2024 Kasselakis unveils new party name: ‘Movement for Democracy’
The former leader of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis, officially launched his new political party, the “Movement for Democracy” on Saturday at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens. The name was chosen following a three-day online vote among the organization’s supporters.
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November 16, 2024 Former PM ousted from New Democracy over strident criticism
The Greek government announced on Saturday the expulsion of former premier Antonis Samaras from the ruling party, after he openly accused New Democracy of following a policy of appeasement towards Turkey.
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November 12, 2024 Trump is back
By Martin Banks Irishman Pat Cox, a former President of the European Parliament, has two words for it: “Buckle up.” That is his short, sharp and sweet reaction to Donald Trump’s amazing victory in the U.S election, one which has confounded many, including pollsters who got the result badly wrong. The staggering result was confirmed […]
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November 11, 2024 Mitsotakis invites Trump to visit Greece
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, six days after Trump’s election win.
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November 9, 2024 Kasselakis announces new political movement after exiting SYRIZA
A day after announcing his departure from SYRIZA, former leader Stefanos Kasselakis unveiled the creation of a new political movement on Saturday.
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November 7, 2024 Europe’s leaders face up to Trump victory at Hungarian summit
The re-election of Donald Trump to the White House is focusing minds in Europe, and with dozens of leaders meeting in Budapest, they have the perfect chance to talk it through. Trump’s first term in office saw a dramatic souring of relations. He was angry European countries didn’t pay more towards their own security. He […]
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November 6, 2024 Minor Greek political figures welcome Trump victory
A number of Greek political figures have taken to social media to welcome Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election.
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November 4, 2024 Mitsotakis congratulates Moldovan president on re-election
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has congratulated Moldova’s pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, on her re-election, saying Greece stands with her country as it moves forward on its European Union path.
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November 3, 2024 Two senior former MPs “US election important for transatlantic relationship”
By MArtin Banks Two senior former MEPs have voiced concern about the possibility of Donald Trump winning this week’s election in the United States. Speaking to this website just ahead of Tuesday’s delicately poised presidential poll, former Polish MEP and EU commissioner Danuta Hubner says, “It is true that for quite a while Europe had […]
