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Are games beginning over the electoral law?
PASOK is to propose the elimination of the ‘bonus’ of 50 parliamentary seats for the leading party in the next general elections. SYRIZA says ‘yes’ only to simple proportional representation,…
Press Review May 27: Cabinet reshuffle imminent
Alexis Tsipras calls for early general elections and attempts to put roadblocks in government’s path; a cabinet reshuffle and tax reductions are expected soon; PASOK expected to change electoral law;…
A victory of the Greek left? Not so fast!
"These celebrations and the accompanying declarations of victory for the "left" and for "anti-European" forces are not just premature, they are silly and come in conflict with reality," argues Michael…
Michael Nevradakis
Michael Nevradakis is a Ph.D. student in Media Studies at The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Born in New York City, Nevradakis has lived for the……
The time of the Left
Τhe exit polls turned out not to be ‘exit trolls’. SYRIZA came close to making the required statistical leap. In the end it managed a clear victory. The next step…
European election result: the left scores a historic win and facism rears its head
The results of yesterday’s European elections had mixed messages for the Greek political scene. While SYRIZA scored a historic win, being the first leftist party in a generation to win…
Press Review May 26: European elections – a win, but no landslide, for Alexis Tsipras
Alexis Tsipras’s SYRIZA emerges as the victor of the European elections but without a wide enough majority to trigger snap elections; PASOK performs better than expected, PM Antonis Samaras talks…
Syriza wins EU election, New Democracy celebrates non-landslide
Opposition party asks for election as soon as possible, government says its stability was not compromised.