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.
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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.
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.
European Election Results Show Growing Split Over Union’s Future
As both pro-E.U. and anti-E.U. forces seemed likely to claim some victories, the vote made clear that arguing over the future of the bloc would intensify.
Greek Anarchists Vandalize U.S. Ambassador’s Home
An anarchist group called Rouvikonas claimed responsibility, saying it was acting in solidarity with an imprisoned hit man for a now-defunct terrorist group.
Supporter of North Macedonia Name Change Wins Presidency
The country changed its name to overcome objections from Greece, allowing North Macedonia to join NATO and possibly the European Union.