Critics say the law has allowed violence to flourish. But the new conservative government risks a backlash from students who consider it sacrosanct.
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Police in Crete Say Suspect Admitted Killing American Scientist
Suzanne Eaton, a prominent biologist, went missing on the Greek island. Her body was found last week in a cave, and her death was ruled a homicide.
Violent Thunderstorms Kill at Least 7 in Northern Greece
Six foreigners were said to be among the dead after intense wind and rain hit the Halkidiki region. More than 100 others were injured, officials said.
A Skull Bone Discovered in Greece May Alter the Story of Human Prehistory
The bone, found in a cave, is the oldest modern human fossil ever discovered in Europe. It hints that humans began leaving Africa far earlier than once thought.
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.
Greece Liked to Underestimate Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Now He’s Prime Minister.
After sweeping to victory in a general election on Sunday, it seems the leader of the center-right New Democracy party may have the last laugh.
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: Prime Minister Concedes Defeat as Center Right Surges
Voters appears to have pushed out Alexis Tsipras, a former firebrand leftist, after years of austerity.
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.