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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, suffered a damaging setback Thursday when nine lawmakers quit the party in protest against its newly elected leadership. But he has failed so far to halt the party’s decline in popularity in the wake of a crushing general election defeat in June. Syriza has since dropped to third place behind Socialist opponents in opinion polls, boosting the dominance of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative government. On Thursday, Effie Achtsioglou, a former Syriza labor minister, led the walkout as nine lawmakers declared themselves independent. He resigned following his third successive general election defeat.

Persons: Stefanos Kasselakis, Syriza, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Effie Achtsioglou, Euclid Tsakalotos, Alexis Tsipras, Syriza’s, Tsipras Organizations: Miami, Socialist, Syriza Locations: ATHENS, Greece

☆ Greek Lawmakers Quit Leftist Syriza Party in Protest Against New Leader
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

ATHENS (Reuters) - Nine Greek lawmakers quit the leftist Syriza party on Thursday after breaking ranks with its new leader, formalising a split in the country's main opposition party which they said could now disintegrate. They resigned in protest over the leadership of 35-year old Stefanos Kasselakis, a former banker who was picked as party leader in September after Syriza's heavy defeat in June's national election. "SYRIZA is experiencing a dissolution crisis," the lawmakers said in a letter, accusing Kasselakis of contradictory positions and an ideological shift from leftist principles. The lawmakers who quit Syriza have the numbers to form a separate parliamentary group and could launch a new party ahead of European Parliament elections next year. "It is very uncertain how Syriza can succeed under these circumstances," head of ALCO pollsters Costas Panagopoulos told Reuters.

Persons: formalising, Kasselakis, Syriza, Euclid Tsakalotos, Goldman Sachs, Alexis Tsipras, ALCO pollsters Costas Panagopoulos, Renee Maltezou, Gareth Jones Organizations: New Democracy, Socialist PASOK, ALCO, Reuters Locations: ATHENS, United States

☆ Ex-Goldman Sachs trader to lead Greece's leftist Syriza party
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Renee Maltezou | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/7] The newly elected leader of Syriza leftist party, Stefanos Kasselakis walks outside the party's headquarters in Athens, Greece, September 25, 2023. Syriza was catapulted to power at the height of Greece's debt crisis in 2015, but lost to the conservative New Democracy party in 2019 and in June 2023. Kasselakis replaces Alexis Tsipras, a firebrand leftist whose anti-austerity rhetoric rallied voters around Syriza during the debt crisis. After coming to power, Tsipras was forced to accept a third international bailout and more austerity. Since Kasselakis is not a lawmaker, he will most likely need to appoint a party deputy to lead Syriza's parliamentary group.

Persons: Stefanos, Louisa Gouliamaki, Syriza, Alexis Tsipras, Goldman Sachs, Effie Achtsioglou, Kasselakis, Joe Biden, Tsipras, Nikos Pappas, Tyler Macbeth, Renee Maltezou, Michele Kambas, Emelia Organizations: REUTERS, ATHENS, Sunday, Syriza, New Democracy, ERT, Democratic, firebrand, Facebook, Kasselakis, Thomson Locations: Athens, Greece, Kasselakis, Achtsioglou, United States, Syriza, Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

☆ Greek leftist leader Tsipras resigns as Syriza party leader
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ATHENS, June 29 (Reuters) - Alexis Tsipras, the one-time leftist firebrand who stormed to power on an anti-austerity agenda in Greece in 2015, stepped down from the helm of the Syriza party after 15 years on Thursday, following a heavy election defeat. At the height of Greece's deep economic crisis, Tsipras, known for sporting his no-tie look, rode a wave of anti-establishment anger to become the country's first leftist prime minister. "The time has come to start a new cycle," Tsipras said in a televised address announcing his resignation. Tsipras said he would not be a candidate at elections for a new party leader. Tsipras' decision to step down was "sudden", a party source said, but also "the right one for the party's reform and for his own legacy".

Persons: Alexis Tsipras, Syriza, Kyriakos Mitsotakis's, Tsipras, Renee Maltezou, Karolina Tagaris, Angeliki, Toby Chopra, Peter Graff Organizations: firebrand, Democracy, New Democracy, Communist, European Union, International Monetary Fund, Thomson Locations: ATHENS, Greece

☆ Mitsotakis to be sworn in as Greek PM after landslide victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Karolina Tagaris | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ATHENS, June 26 (Reuters) - Greece's New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be sworn in as prime minister on Monday after a resounding victory in a repeat election on Sunday gave him a second four-year term. But I assure you that I will stay true to my national duty," Mitsotakis said. Greek newspapers hailed the result a "historic win," with Ta Nea writing on its front page "Mitsotakis's absolute dominance, with no opponent." Sunday's vote was a heavy defeat for Alexis Tsipras's Syriza party, which lost more than 30 lawmakers. It also saw three fringe right-wing and nationalist parties - including the anti-immigrant 'Spartans', enter parliament with a combined 35 seats.

Persons: Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis, Ta, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Alexis Tsipras's Syriza, Tsipras, Karolina Tagaris, Lincoln Organizations: Democracy, Sunday, European Union, Spartans, Thomson Locations: ATHENS

☆ Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis wins repeat election, securing clear parliamentary majority
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Elinda Labropoulou | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece’s center-right New Democracy party, has won a second four-year term as prime minister. During his election campaign, Mitsotakis vowed to further extend a 35-kilometer fence at the Greek-Turkey border, to block migrants trying to enter Greece. Fueled by May’s initial election results, Greek bonds and stocks have rallied with optimism that a pro-investment government could prevent financial backsliding. Other fringe far-right entries to the race included the nationalist party Greek Solution and the ultra-religious, anti-abortion Niki. “But despite the populist cacophony, Mitsotakis’ strong victory provides the new government a clear mandate to govern.”

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☆ Greeks vote in repeat election, likely to return conservatives to office
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mitsotakis's New Democracy party won an election on May 21, 20 points clear of the leftist Syriza party that ruled Greece from 2015 to 2019. Mitsotakis, prime minister since 2019, stepped down in favour of a caretaker premier after the inconclusive vote last month, as required by the constitution. The boat had been shadowed by the Greek coast guard before it sank: the coast guard has said that the occupants refused all offers of help. Mitsotakis, whose administration has taken a hard stance on migration, said "wretched traffickers" were to blame for the disaster and praised the coast guard for rescuing people. Tsipras has questioned why the coast guard did not intervene earlier.

Persons: Kyriakos, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Syriza, Alexis Tsipras, Mitsotakis, Tsipras, Michele Kambas, Frances Kerry Organizations: Greek, New Democracy, REUTERS, Democracy, Thomson Locations: Athens, Greece, Stoyan, ATHENS, Libya, Italy, Europe

[1/24] New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks to supporters outside the party's headquarters, after the general election, in Athens, Greece, June 25, 2023. Fringe parties of the political left and right - including an anti-immigrant party calling themselves the Spartans - got a foothold in parliament. The system used in Sunday's poll gave the leading party bonus seats depending on voter support. The Spartans party, which said Greece was threatened by uncontrolled migration, was the surprise of the campaign. It was set to gain 4.7 of the vote and up to 13 seats in parliament, based on the early results.

Persons: Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Kyriakos, Mitsotakis, Tsipras, Zoe Constantopoulou, Plefsi Eleftherias, Giorgos Katzimertzis, Ilias Kasiadiaris, Gina Kalovyrna, Michele Kambas, Renee Maltezou, Lefteris, Frances Kerry, Emelia, Giles Elgood, Mark Porter Organizations: New Democracy, REUTERS, Syriza, Spartans, European Union, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Athens, Greece, ATHENS, Kasidiaris

☆ Greek elections: Ruling conservatives take lead but fail to secure majority
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Elinda Labropoulou | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

If he fails to form a coalition, a caretaker government will be sworn in and a second vote will take place in late June or early July. “Neither of the two main parties are new to the scene. The turmoil, which one political party referred to as “Greek Watergate,” forced a number of high-profile departures. The most likely scenario is that a caretaker government will be sworn in and a second vote will take place, most likely, in early July. They are expected to rally behind the main parties in a second election where they will want to see a strong government emerge.

A new electoral system means New Democracy fell just shy of an absolute majority, paving the way for coalition talks this week though a second vote in June is more likely. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis emerged stronger despite a wiretapping scandal, the COVID pandemic, a cost of living crisis and a deadly rail crash in February which triggered public outrage. "I think what Syriza missed was the willingness of the electorate to move away from the crisis politics era. That is what Mitsotakis understood whereas Syriza didn't," said Wolfango Piccoli, co-president of political risk advisory at Teneo. Another leftist party, MeRA25, led by Varoufakis, used a similarly cryptic slogan "Alliance for the Rupture".

☆ Greece's ruling Conservatives win vote but fall short of majority
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Greece's ruling New Democracy party stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own. Greece's interior ministry projected that New Democracy could win 145 seats in parliament, six short of an absolute majority. On Monday, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will give the top three parties — New Democracy, Syriza and the Socialist PASOK — three days each in turn to form a coalition government. Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he believed he was given a clear mandate. Tsipras telephoned Mitsotakis to congratulate him on his win, a Syriza official said.

☆ Greece’s election rivals cast their votes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsGreece’s election rivals cast their votesPostedGreece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and main opposition party leader Syriza party Alexis Tsipras cast their vote on Sunday (May 21) as the country went to the polls in a general election unlikely to produce a clear winner.

☆ Greek conservatives win parliamentary election
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] Supporters of New Democracy conservative party react at the party's main election kiosk after the announcement of the first exit polls, in Athens, Greece, May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Alkis KonstantinidisATHENS, May 21 (Reuters) - Greece's conservative New Democracy party achieved a crushing victory in a national election on Sunday, official results showed. New Democracy had a lead of 40.8% of the vote based on 94.3% of the votes counted versus 20.1% for the leftist Syriza party, but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own. Following are the official results released by the Interior Ministry. Source: Interior Ministry data, with 94.3% of votes countedND: Conservative New Democracy party, leader Kyriakos MitsotakisSyriza: Leftist coalition party, leader Alexis TsiprasPASOK: Socialist party, leader Nikos AndroulakisKKE: Communist party, leader Dimitris KoutsoumbasEL: Right-wing Elliniki Lysi (Hellenic Solution), leader Kyriakos VelopoulosReporting By Athens BureauOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Greek conservatives lead in national election-exit poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Supporters of New Democracy conservative party react at the party's main election kiosk after the announcement of the first exit polls, in Athens, Greece, May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Alkis KonstantinidisATHENS, May 21 (Reuters) - Greek conservatives were leading over the leftist Syriza in elections on Sunday, a joint exit poll by six polling agencies showed. The exit poll gave the conservative New Democracy party between 36-40% of the vote versus 25-29% for the leftist Syriza party, which governed the country in 2015-2019, at the peak of Greece's financial crisis. The projections suggested that New Democracy was not likely to win outright. EXIT POLLExit poll conducted by: ALCO, Marc, Metron Analysis, MRB Hellas, Pulse and GPO* ND: Conservative party, leader PM Kyriakos MitsotakisSyriza: Leftist party, leader Alexis TsiprasPASOK: Socialist party, leader Nikos AndroulakisKKE: Communist party, leader Dimitris KoutsoumbasMera25: Leftist party, leader Yanis VaroufakisEL: Right-wing Elliniki Lysi (Hellenic Solution), leader Kyriakos VelopoulosPlefsi Eleftherias, leftist party, leader Zoe ConstantopoulouReporting by Athens newsroomOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Greeks head to polls, no outright winner seen
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

While opinion polls have placed the ruling conservative New Democracy party in the lead, a change to the country's electoral system means it is likely to fall short of an absolute majority. New Democracy, headed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is polling between 31-38%, followed by opposition leftist Syriza, trailing by 4-7 points. Should no party win outright, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will give the top three parties a three-day mandate each, in turn, to form a government. If they all fail, Sakellaropoulou will appoint a caretaker government that will lead the country to new elections roughly a month later. Reporting by Renee Maltezou, Writing by Michele Kambas, Editing by Clelia OzielOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Take Five: More drama on the horizon
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - There's no shortage of events, data and high drama for markets in the days ahead. 1/ USA WATCHCritical U.S. inflation data will allow investors to gauge whether the Federal Reserve will be able to pause its interest rate hiking cycle, as many on Wall Street expect. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, tracked by the Fed, is due on Friday for April. That was the smallest rise since July and, with the consumer price index slowing in April to below 5% on annual basis, hope for peak rates has grown. Yet this narrative could lose steam if Wednesday's April inflation data shows price rises are moderating.

Ahead of an election on May 21, a cost-of-living crisis that is eroding earnings is foremost in voters' minds. For Klaoudatou it means voting for anyone but the incumbent conservative New Democracy or the opposition leftist Syriza. Reuters GraphicsThree international bailouts saved Greece from toppling out of the euro zone during a decade-long debt crisis that peaked in 2015. "Εven during the crisis - and this is the joke - I didn't think so much before spending a single extra euro," Klaoudatou told Reuters. Reuters GraphicsPAYCHECK BARELY GETS TO PAYCHECKOne in two Greek households could barely get by on their monthly income last year.

☆ Renovarea Acropolei, motiv de controverse. Guvernul grec, acuzat că a deteriorat monumentul
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-05 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Proiectul de renovare a Acropolei, celebra stâncă sacră a Atenei, inclusă în Patrimoniul Mondial UNESCO, a reușit să stârnească numeroase controverse, după ce guvernul grec a fost acuzat că a deteriorat monumentul neprețuit, scrie AFP. Renumitul arhitect Tasos Tanoulas, fost membru al echipei de restaurare a Acropolei, a calificat această nouă rampă drept "sufocantă" pentru monumentul din secolul al V-lea î.Hr., în timp ce liderul opoziţiei, Alexis Tsipras, a vorbit despre "rele tratamente" suferite de cel mai faimos sit arheologic al Greciei, potrivit Agerpres. Cum se apără guvernul de acuzațiile care îi sunt aduseÎn replică, guvernul a răspuns că au fost luate toate măsurile de precauţie necesare şi că aceste critici sunt alimentate de opoziţie. Ministerul Culturii a anunţat săptămâna aceasta noi dispozitive pe Acropolă pentru vizitatorii cu dizabilităţi, în urma discuţiilor cu principalele asociaţii ale persoanelor cu dizabilităţi. Renovarea Acropolei, proiect de 1,5 miliarde de euroRenovarea Acropolei, care a costat circa 1,5 miliarde de euro şi include iluminarea nocturnă a monumentului şi instalarea unui lift pentru persoanele cu dizabilităţi, a fost finanţată de Fundaţia privată Onassis.

Persons: Alexis Tsipras, Onassis ., Lina Organizations: UNESCO, Agerpres, Ministerul, Culturii Locations: Greciei, Grecia, Atena

Renumitul arhitect Tasos Tanoulas, fost membru al echipei de restaurare a Acropolei, a calificat această nouă rampă drept "sufocantă" pentru monumentul din secolul al V-lea î.Hr., în timp ce liderul opoziţiei, Alexis Tsipras, a vorbit despre "rele tratamente" suferite de cel mai faimos sit arheologic al Greciei, potrivit Agerpres. Ministerul Culturii a anunţat săptămâna aceasta noi dispozitive pe Acropolă pentru vizitatorii cu dizabilităţi, în urma discuţiilor cu principalele asociaţii ale persoanelor cu dizabilităţi. Renovarea Acropolei, care a costat circa 1,5 miliarde de euro şi include iluminarea nocturnă a monumentului şi instalarea unui lift pentru persoanele cu dizabilităţi, a fost finanţată de Fundaţia privată Onassis, scrie digi24.ro. Experţii UNESCO vor participa la o conferinţă internaţională la Atena în toamnă, a adăugat Mendoni. Pentru autorităţi, renovarea a fost necesară deoarece drumurile din jurul Acropolei, concepute în urmă cu 50 de ani şi reamenajate ultima dată în 2012, au provocat sute de accidente în fiecare an.

Persons: Alexis Tsipras, Onassis, Lina Organizations: Agerpres, Ministerul, UNESCO, Culturii Locations: Greciei, Grecia, Atena

☆ Renovarea Acropolei, motiv de controverse: Guvernul grec este acuzat că a deteriorat monumentul
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-05 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesRenovarea Acropolei, motiv de controverse: Guvernul grec este acuzat că a deteriorat monumentulProiectul de renovare a Acropolei, celebra stâncă sacră a Atenei, inclusă în Patrimoniul Mondial UNESCO, a reușit să stârnească numeroase controverse, după ce guvernul grec a fost acuzat că a deteriorat monumentul neprețuit, scrie AFP. Renumitul arhitect Tasos Tanoulas, fost membru al echipei de restaurare a Acropolei, a calificat această nouă rampă drept "sufocantă" pentru monumentul din secolul al V-lea î.Hr., în timp ce liderul opoziţiei, Alexis Tsipras, a vorbit despre "rele tratamente" suferite de cel mai faimos sit arheologic al Greciei, potrivit Agerpres. Cum se apără guvernul de acuzațiile care îi sunt aduseÎn replică, guvernul a răspuns că au fost luate toate măsurile de precauţie necesare şi că aceste critici sunt alimentate de opoziţie. Ministerul Culturii a anunţat săptămâna aceasta noi dispozitive pe Acropolă pentru vizitatorii cu dizabilităţi, în urma discuţiilor cu principalele asociaţii ale persoanelor cu dizabilităţi. Renovarea Acropolei, proiect de 1,5 miliarde de euroRenovarea Acropolei, care a costat circa 1,5 miliarde de euro şi include iluminarea nocturnă a monumentului şi instalarea unui lift pentru persoanele cu dizabilităţi, a fost finanţată de Fundaţia privată Onassis.

Persons: Alexis Tsipras, Onassis ., Lina Organizations: UNESCO, Agerpres, Ministerul, Culturii Locations: Greciei, Grecia, Atena

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