Political history of Greece

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged American investors to take advantage of Greece's improved investment climate and positive economic sentiment.

After Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' return from New York on September 29, a plenary session of Parliament is set to discuss a proposal by ruling New Democracy for the creation of a special investigative committee to probe "the clear signs" that former alternate justice minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos intervened in the alleged bribery scandal involving Swiss drugs manufacturer Novartis t

Ruling New Democracy (ND) leads by a wide margin over main opposition SYRIZA in the first poll conducted by MRB after the national elections earlier this year.
Asked who they would vote if elections were held now, 36.4 percent of respondents said ND, versus 21.9 percent for SYRIZA.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says that both Athens and Ankara must begin a candid discussion to resolve their differences and refrain from actions that will escalate tensions.

In his first interview since the July elections that led to the fall of his leftist administration, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras accused the new conservative government of enforcing irresponsible policies and "spending ready money."

A group representing Greece's biggest employers said Monday the government decision to lift the remaining restrictions on the movement of capital removes a "significant burden on the credibility and prospects" of the economy.

If one must credit SYRIZA with something, it is that the party evolved by gaining power. Its leadership gradually realized the obvious: that the only way to drag the country out of the quagmire was through investments.

Three top judicial officials - Iosif Tsalaganidis, Pinelopi Zontanou and Angeliki Aliferopoulou - were short-listed on Thursday for the position of Supreme Court president following a session by Parliament's speaker and his deputies. 

The speakers are to convene again on Friday to evaluate candidates for another coveted post: the court's prosecutor. 

In what could be first major foreign policy challenge for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis since he took office last month, an Iranian tanker that was released from detention off the British territory of Gibraltar on Sunday is reportedly heading toward the port of Kalamata in southern Greece.

In a letter to the editor of The New York Times, the chief executive of the American Jewish Committee, David Harris, and the executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, Endy Zemenides responded to an op-ed earlier in the week titled "The Adults Are Back in Charge of Greece.