New Democracy
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Greece’s election shows the powerlessness of its politicians
- Europe
- June 11, 2019, 01:00
The hefty vote for opposition party New Democracy (ND) in Greece’s local and European polls has precipitated a general election scheduled for July 7th(...)

Elections round-up: how people voted across the EU
- Europe
- May 27, 2019, 19:43
AUSTRIA The conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) of Sebastian Kurz shrugged off 10 days of crisis, and his impending dismissal as chancellor, to finish (...)

Greece is a country and a people I both love and mourn
- Europe
- January 3, 2019, 01:00
A Greek correspondent asks why I don’t write more positively about the spirited achievements and fortitude of Greek people in the face of economic, po(...)

Macedonia name proposal criticised at home and in Greece
- Europe
- May 21, 2018, 17:27
The Macedonian government’s proposed new name for the country faces strong opposition at home and in Greece, damaging hopes of ending a 27-year disput(...)

Tsipras to remain in power as Syriza tops Greek poll
- Europe
- September 21, 2015
Greeks have decided to grant Alexis Tsipras a second term in office as prime minister in a general election that returned his leftist Syriza party (...)

Greece dissolves parliament ahead of general election
- Europe
- December 31, 2014, 12:37
Greece has formally dissolved parliament ahead of a general election on January 25th. The election has cast the country’s international bailout into d(...)

Greece presidential elections puts pressure on Samaras
- Europe
- December 13, 2014, 01:13
With only four days to go before Greece’s MPs begin voting for the country’s new president, it’s still far from clear how the coalition under prime mi(...)

Irish jobs surge most promising sign of recovery in more than half a decade
- Europe
- September 6, 2013, 01:00
In the four years to the beginning of 2012, Ireland suffered the worst employment shock any developed economy had ever suffered in living memory. By t(...)