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Movement for Change rules out backing gov't on name issue
With speculation swirling about the possible repercussions of the junior coalition partner's differentiated stance on the Macedonia name issue, sources of the center-left Movement for Change party on Monday ruled out a possible alliance with leftist SYRIZA.
Opposition leaders rap PM for lack of consensus in name talks
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held individual meetings with opposition party leaders on Saturday to discuss the state of negotiations with Skopje.
The discussions did not yield any significant signs of consensus between the politicians.
ND accepts PM's 'overdue' invitation for briefing on name talks
Following demands for more transparency in the ongoing diplomatic effort on the name dispute with Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will hold a briefing for political leaders at his office on Saturday.
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."
Center-left reveals members of top decision-making body
Greece's new center-left grouping, Movement for Change, has unveiled its political council, which is the first element of the new party's structure and its key decision-making body.
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.