The rapid ascent of Stefanos Kasselakis, a former Goldman Sachs trader and Greece’s first openly gay party leader, has gripped the nation. But his leadership is dividing the country’s main opposition party.
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Greece Election: Kyriakos Mitsotakis Claims ‘Strong Mandate’ With Win
His party’s election victory comes as the country experiences strong economic growth, with voters seemingly willing to look past scandals and disasters that have tarnished his government.
Greece Elections: New Democracy on Track to Win Most Votes
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s New Democracy party did not win enough votes to form a one-party government. But he appeared to rule out talks to form a coalition, setting the stage for a second vote in weeks.
Even as Challenges Mount, Europeans Stick by Ukraine
Inflation and anxiety over nuclear weapons may be eating into some popular support for the war, but key governments remain insulated from the pressures for now.
Greece’s Experiment With Populism Holds Lessons for Europe
Greece’s radicals won praise for transforming themselves into a mainstream party of the center left. But the country’s economy has suffered greatly under their leadership.
Greek Elections: Prime Minister Loses Re-Election to Center Right
Voters pushed out Alexis Tsipras, a former firebrand leftist, after years of austerity. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a Harvard-educated former banker, will succeed him.
Greek Elections: Long Economic Crisis Set to Usher In New Leadership
After a decade of brutal austerity, a center-right party is poised to defeat Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s leftist Syriza party.
Long Economic Crisis Ushers In New Leadership in Greece
After a decade of brutal austerity, a center-right party defeated Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s leftist Syriza party.
Tsipras, Having Changed Greece, Now Seems Poised to Lose It
As elections approach Sunday, polls suggest the prime minister faces a stinging rejection from voters still hurting and angry after a decade of austerity.
Greece Expected to Approve Macedonia Name Change, Defying Street Protests
The Parliament will vote on a pact changing the name of Greece’s neighbor to North Macedonia. But many Greeks say the change does not go far enough.