Greek Leaders Face Revolt at Home as They Try to Appease Creditors
BRUSSELS — Greek leaders scrambled on Sunday to come up with a list of proposed changes to the nation’s austerity program that would be acceptable to their creditors by a…
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Greek Leaders Face Revolt at Home as They Try to Appease Creditors
BRUSSELS — Greek leaders scrambled on Sunday to come up with a list of proposed changes to the nation’s austerity program that would be acceptable to their creditors by a…
Greek Leaders Face Revolt at Home as They Try to Appease Creditors
BRUSSELS — Greek leaders scrambled on Sunday to come up with a list of proposed changes to the nation’s austerity program that would be acceptable to their creditors by a…
A Deal That Preserves Greece’s Place in Eurozone, and Fiscal Restraints
BRUSSELS — Just a month ago, after being propelled to power by a wave of anger at Greece’s economic miseries, Alexis Tsipras declared his Syriza party’s election victory the start…
Could The New Syriza Government Be Good For Greece’s Economy?
Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving headlines around the world. Today, we speak with economist Edward Hadas about the significance of Syriza’s…
New Greek Government Names Anti-Austerity Economist as Finance Minister
ATHENS — The leftist-led coalition that won Greece’s elections unveiled its government on Tuesday, with the crucial post of finance minister going to an economist who has called the eurozone’s…
What You Need To Know About Alexis Tsipras, The Greek Leader Who Wants To Change Europe
Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the Greek Coalition of the Radical Left — best known by its acronym, Syriza — is the focus of attention in Europe after his party’s…
The History Of Syriza: How A Small Party Came To Power
To understand the historic magnitude of the victory of Syriza, the far-left party that won Greece’s election on Sunday, take a look at their slogan: “For the first time, the…
Greece election: Syriza shows the failure of ‘cartel politics’
Alexandre Afonso is a Lecturer in Comparative Politics at King’s College London. His work analyzes austerity reforms in southern Europe. The views expressed in this commentary are solely his. As…
Greece forms anti-austerity coalition government
Greece’s left-wing, anti-austerity Syriza party has formed a coalition with the right-wing Independent Greeks party after exit polls showed Syriza was close to a parliamentary majority. Syriza is officially projected…
Euro Weakens and Stocks Fall in Asia After Election in Greece
PARIS — Financial markets on Monday took in stride the result of Greek parliamentary elections, which handed a decisive victory to the left-wing Syriza party a day earlier. Syriza and…
Exit Poll Projects Anti-Bailout Syriza Party Wins Greek Election By Wide Margin
A Greek state TV exit poll was projecting that anti-bailout party Syriza had won Sunday’s parliamentary elections — in a historic first for a radical left-wing party in Greece. But…
Greece elections: Is Alexis Tsipras man of the moment?
But for many on the streets of Athens it’s his words that matterhis promise of “No more bailouts, no more submission, no more blackmailing.” It’s a message of hope that…
Greek Election Begins With Strong Showing For Leftist Party
Greece voted Sunday in an early general election that could alter the course of the country’s struggle with crippling debts, with a radical left party poised to win by promising…
Greek Leftists Syriza Aim For Historic Election Win
ATHENS, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Greeks vote on Sunday in a historic election expected to bring in a government led by the leftwing Syriza party, which has promised to take…
Radical Left Set To Win Crucial Election In Greece
The winds of political change are coursing through austerity-weary Greece, but a financial whirlwind may lurk round the corner. All opinion polls on Sunday’s closely-watched national election agree: The radical…
What Greece’s Election Means For The Rest Of The World
Greece will vote in parliamentary elections on Sunday, nearly one month after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was forced to call a snap vote after parliament failed to agree on a…
Massive Crowd For Syriza’s Final Rally Ahead Of Greek Elections
Greek opposition party Syriza held its final campaign rally in Athens on Thursday, three days before the country heads to the polls in crucial elections. Tens of thousands of people…