Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras

The front-runners in Sunday’s election, SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy’s Vangelis Meimarakis addressed supporters on Thursday, the first in Irakleio, Crete and the second in central Athens.

Meimarakis pointed to the need for political consensus after the snap election to exit the crisis.

Conservative New Democracy leader Vangelis Meimarakis on Wednesday evening aimed his message at a demographic group where he’s lagging behind rival leftist Alexis Tsipras: the younger generation.

Speaking in an auditorium in Athens’ “Soho-esque” Gazi district, Meimarakis warned against abstention in Sunday’s election, a prospect that worries both front-running parties.

SYRIZA heavyweight Alekos Flambouraris incited a political tempest following Proto Thema’s investigation into his business ventures.

Greece's two dominant politicians on Sept.14 ruled out working with each other in a coalition, casting doubt on whether a stable government will emerge from an election that polls indicate neither of them can win outright. 

A group of miners from the Skouries gold production and processing complex of northern Greece rallied and blocked the main gate of state broadcaster ERT  early Monday evening, an hour before a scheduled debate (19.00 GMT) between leftist SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and conservative New Democracy president Vangelis Meimarakis.

Conservative New Democracy leader Vangelis Meimarakis continued to turn up the heat on his main rival and ex-PM Alexis Tsipras on Saturday, reminding that the “only new thing Tsipras brought was the new memorandum”.

Leftist SYRIZA party is leading by a thin margin ahead of its conservative rival New Democracy a week before the snap elections in Greece, the latest opinion polls conducted on September 11 have shown.

JP Morgan and Chase released a detailed analysis of the Greek general election on September 20 and the prospective outcomes. The credit agency predicts that a new ruling coalition will mark a shift to the political center.

Conservative Main Opposition Vangelis Meimarakis was seen by many as having the upper hand in the political leaders’ debate that took place on Wednesday. His goal during the debate was to tear down the profile of former prime minister Alexis Tsipras and expose the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government’s inadequacies.

Evangelos Meimarakis, leader of Greek major opposition party, New Democracy (ND) called on all European powers to cooperate in order to solve the pressing problems facing the continent. In an interview to site news247.gr, Meimarakis underlined the need for all Greek political parties supporting Greece’s European prospect to come together after the September 20 elections.