Fofi Gennimata

PASOK chief demands political leaders' meeting on name talks

The head of PASOK reached out by telephone to Alexis Tsipras on Friday to demand that the prime minister convene a meeting of political leader to discuss progress in name talks with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).

Fofi Gennimata has accused the leftist-led government of pursuing "secret diplomacy" in its talks with Skopje and of "dividing the Greek people."

ND leader calls for unity, ejection of 'worst gov't'

At a party conference, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on party officials and supporters to join forces to "change Greece" and "get rid of the worst government of the post-dictatorship era."

Accusing the administration of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of lies and arrogance, Mitsotakis said it is ND's duty "to unite people, to persuade them that there is another way."

Name of center-left grouping to be Movement for Change

The name of the new center-left party comprising PASOK, To Potami and other social democratic forces will be Movement for Change, it emerged on Tuesday following a meeting in Parliament between PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata and the head of Potami, Stavros Theodorakis.

The name will be in use until the grouping's first congress, when it is expected that it will be rubber-stamped.

Poll confirms ND lead, puts Democratic Alignment third

A new opinion poll carried out by the University of Macedonia on behalf of Skai found that conservative New Democracy maintains a strong lead over ruling leftist SYRIZA, but Democratic Alignment (formerly PASOK) - apparently boosted by a leadership contest over the weekend - has risen to third place, knocking neo-Nazi Golden Dawn, which has been the third most popular party consistently in poll

Tsipras hails 'significant participation' in center-left party vote

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras congratulated PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata for her victory in Sunday's runoff elections for the leadership of a new center-left party that will be inaugurated in the next few months, saying high turnout bodes well for the political system overall.

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