Giannis Ragousis
Greek Intelligence Service Accused After New Spyware Revelations
MP Giannis Ragousis speaks in a debate on a proposal by opposition party PASOK-KINAL to set up a parliamentary probe into the phone tapping scandal in Greece, August 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yannis Kolesidis
Opposition slams government over island riots
Greece's leftist opposition has attacked the conservative government after clashes between riot police and local communities protesting against plans to create closed migrant detention camps on the Aegean islands continued for a second day Wednesday.
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MP blasts police violence in Koukaki raid as ELAS admits using rubber projectiles
A lawmaker with Greece's main opposition party on Thursday slammed the excessive police violence during a raid in the Athenian district of Koukaki on Wednesday morning and claimed that a woman was shot in close range by a plastic bullet.
Centre-left election results: Gennimata (42.50%) and Androulakis (25.14%) in 2nd round
With 175,000 votes counted (83.2 percent) in the elections for the president of the centre-left political formation, Fofi Gennimata, leader of the socialist party of PASOK has secured a spot in the second round after receiving 42.50 of the votes and will face off for the leadership of the new centre-left formation with Nikos Anfroulakis. A total of 210,264 citizens voted.
Theodorakis outlines road map for new center-left party
To Potami and Democratic Alignment (PASOK) will retain their parliamentary groups after the formation of the new center-left party by the end of the year, according to Stavros Theodorakis, one of the nine candidates aspiring to lead the movement.
Center-left candidate shoots barbs after televised debate
Controversy over a new center-left party expected to be formed by the end of the year erupted on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after a televised debate between the nine candidates for its leadership.
Ten candidates line up for top job in center-left party
Three more candidates threw their hat into the race for the leadership of Greece's new center-left political party on Friday - the deadline to submit their nomination.
New center-left party braces for leadership race
Potential contenders in the Democratic Alignment leadership election will have to declare their candidacy by September 15, Kathimerini reports, adding that campaigning will last for six weeks.
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Former ministers and MEP announce new parties
Former PASOK ministers Anna Diamantopoulou, Yiannis Ragousis and Giorgos Floridis hosted an open event on Wednesday at the Royal Olympic Hotel in central Athens to promote their new political movement Ora Apofaseon (Decision Time).
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Former PASOK heavyweights launch new political movement
A group of former socialist heavyweights are set to launch "Decision Time," a new centrist political movement on Wednesday.