Vasilis Leventis

An inter-party committee that convenes at the Interior Ministry has decided that the sole parliamentary elections debate will be held on 1 July between PM and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Movement for Change leader Fofi Gennimata, KKE Greek Communist Party leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas, and Centrists' Union leader Vasilis Leventis.

Centrists Union MP Giannis Saridis resigned on Thursday to become an independent after a long disagreement with the party over policy, stripping the party of its status as a parliamentary group.
The lawmaker announced his decision in a letter to Parliament President Nikos Voutsis.

The image that comes to mind when talking about parliament or politics in general old males squabbling over matters in technical jargon and finding ways to break their promises to the citizenry. Well that night change if Maria Alexandratou gets elected in the next Greek parliament whenever elections are held.

After the parliamentary debate on the 2017 budget, Union of Centrists leader Vasilis Leventis revealed that Greek elections would be held on January 22, 2017.

European Council President Donald Tusk’s praise in a tweet towards the Balkan countries for closing their borders to irregular migrants, and that this action was in line with the EU-28 decision on the refugee crisis has caused great controversy in the Greek political scene, with parties lashing out against Greek PM Alexis Tsipras.

After a meeting convened under the auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, on Friday, 5 of the leaders of the 7 that participated have signed a common statement on the refugee crisis.

Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis, Pasok president Fofi Genimmata and Centrists Union leader Vasilis Leventis arrived first at Maximos Mansion for the scheduled leaders’ meeting set for Saturday at noon and chaired by the President of Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos following the invitation sent by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to the leaders of opposition parties.

Centrists Union leader Vasilis Leventis, a cult figure in the world of Greek politics, suddenly made his way to Greek Parliament. Once the butt of jokes, Leventis has not only shown that persistence pays off, but he has also earned respect.