Political ideologies
Bulgaria's Political Landscape in 2023: Populist Parties Below 20% Support
In a recent release of the Authoritarian Populism Index 2024, Bulgaria emerges as a focal point for understanding the intricate interplay of political ideologies shaping Europe's landscape. Published by Timbro and EPICENTER, the index, presented in Bulgarian by the Institute for Market Economics, offers a comprehensive analysis spanning decades of electoral dynamics.
MHP calls for electronic voting following election dispute
Türkiye's top election watchdog has dismissed the Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) bid to annul the recent local elections in the Aegean province of Kütahya, prompting calls for electronic voting in the country.
Greece’s return to parliamentary democracy wasn’t accompanied by checks, balances
In April of 1947, in the midst of the civil war, the leader of the Nationalist Party (renamed People's Party in 1920), Theodoros Tourkovasilis, while speaking to the Greek Parliament, mentioned Switzerland in passing: "I was recently given the chance to admire this people and to see the fine organization of this state up close. Switzerland is indeed a masterpiece of a state.
Surrealism and hypocrisy on immigration
There was surrealism and a dose of hypocrisy in the debate that preceded the approval of an amendment for the legalization of a number of irregular immigrants who live and work in Greece and who will be granted a permit to work in sectors that are experiencing a lack of hands.
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21 members of Italian neo-fascist group arrested in Athens
A group of 21 Italian neo-fascists were apprehended at Athens International Airport late on Tuesday, as reported by the police.
The group, members of the far-right group CasaPound, intented to attend a rally on Wednesday afternoon, commemorating the 2013 killing of two members of the now-defunct neo-Nazi Golden Dawn outside the party's offices in Neo Iraklio, northern Athens.
Self-destructive vote
The threat of natural disasters looms large in the current era, as exemplified by the events unfolding in Greece and across the globe.
This should provide an additional incentive for us voters, to thoughtfully deliberate on our choices for local leaders or lawmakers.
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The many claimants of victory
Legislative efforts to shield the state against the far-right failed and the seed of fascism was not pulled up by the roots. So what if one of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn's most prominent lieutenants was jailed? He's still pulling the strings from his cell.
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Far-right parties make comeback in Greek election
A little-known political party endorsed by a jailed former lawmaker won seats in Greece's next parliament in an election Sunday, signaling a political comeback for the far right.
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Sweeping ND victory, SYRIZA declines further
New Democracy won a sweeping victory in Sunday's election, securing its leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis a second term in office in an eight-party Parliament which will also feature a strong contingent of far-right parties.
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Greek conservatives storm to victory in repeat election
Greece's conservative New Democracy party stormed to victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday with voters giving reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as prime minister.
With 91% of votes counted, center-right New Democracy was leading with 40.5% the vote and 158 seats in the 300-seat Parliament, Interior Ministry figures showed.