communist party KKE

Voters send clear message after ND win in EU elections

The comfortable lead (9.5 pct) secured by the Conservatives over ruling SYRIZA in the European Elections in Greece on Sunday pointed to a clear shift in the political direction selected by voters in the country.
The gap between ND and SYRIZA is the widest ever recorded between the first two contenders in the nine European Elections held in the country since 1981.

Greece's First anti-SYRIZA Demo Ends in Violence

Clashes between police and demonstration followed on Thursday evening the first anti-government protest against the Greek government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

As many as 450 people took to the streets, and 50 of then took part in the unrest that followed suit. Police were pelted with stones and petrol bombs, and vehicles were set ablaze.