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Potami leader: Next president doesn't necessarily have to be a politician
Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis revealed on Monday his party's stance on the issue of the President of the Republic, suggesting that the candidate for this position doesn't necessarily have to be a politician.
10 things you may not know about Yanis Varoufakis (photos+videos)
1. He writes his name with one n instead of two because of a conflict with a teacher in primary school. He liked seeing it with one n, she kept insisting two. Once she marked down an exam from 10/10 to 8/10 for this reason. When 13, he found a book by Yianis Kordatos who also prefered the one n spelling and that was the end of it?
2. In 1983, he lived in London and had hair?
SYRIZA Wins Greece's Early Election, Official Count Shows
Leftist SYRIZA party is to win 149 out of 300 seats in Greece's Parliament following early elections held Sunday, two seats short of a majority, according to official results cited by Greek news websites.
The figures show a total of seven parties have made it into Parliament, though this has to be confirmed by the electoral commission of Greece.
To Potami leader to set out coalition terms
To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis is on Wednesday expected to say that he will not consider working with SYRIZA after the elections unless the leftists agree to conclude the pending troika review before launching any discussion with Greece?s lenders about debt relief.
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To Potami chief confident of finances after meeting with BoG governor
Emerging from a briefing on Tuesday by Bank of Greece Governor and Former Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras in Athens, the leader of To Potami, currently polling in third place at 6-7 percent for the January 25 elections, said that the situation with the Greek economy "appears difficult but under control."
To Potami determined to prevent second round of elections
To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis suggested on Thursday that he would go all out to prevent Greece needing a second election by working to form a coalition if no party receives a parliamentary majority on January 25.
Greek kingmaker-in-waiting says he won't gamble euro exit
By Nikos Chrysoloras, Jenny Paris & Antonis Galanopoulos
A Greek political party founded less than a year ago that might end up deciding the makeup of the next government won?t lend support to any coalition willing to gamble with the country?s place in the euro, its leader said.
Former public revenues general secretary to run with Potami
Former general secretary for public revenues Haris Theocharis is running with To Potami in the January 25 election, it emerged on Wednesday. He is expected to be candidate in the Athens B electoral district in Attica.
Theocharis resigned from his position last year, citing personal reasons.
Drasi leader urges party members to stand with Potami
Theodoros Skylakakis, the head of pro-business party Drasi, announced on Monday that he will be supporting centrist To Potami in the upcoming general elections.
Skylakakis, formerly an MEP, gave a joint press conference with To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis in which he called for Drasi members to stand with the fledgling party.
Elections will not produce clear winner, says Venizelos
Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos said on Tuesday that he didnt believe any party will be able to win an outright majority in the January 25 elections and that a unity government should be formed.