Theodorakis

The leader of centrist Potami, Stavros Theodorakis, said on Tuesday Greece needs to speed up the establishment of cremation sites so that people will stop sending their dead to Bulgaria where the procedure is allowed.

"Zorba the Greek" composer Mikis Theodorakis has undergone surgery in Athens to have a pacemaker installed.
A hospital statement says Theodorakis, who is 94, had the operation Friday and is recuperating in his room.
Theodorakis won international acclaim and inspired millions at home with his prolific work and political defiance during Greece's 1967-74 military dictatorship.

Veteran composer Mikis Theodorakis is being treated for breathing problems and heart rate irregularities (tachyarrhythmia) at the Athens Medical Centre since February 26, the hospital said in a press release Thursday.
According to the statement, he is receiving intravenous medication and his treatment is continuing.

Stavros Theodorakis, leader of To Potami centrists, on Thursday said Greece should endorse a name deal with neighboring Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) or risk being alienated from its western partners.

Amid speculation about his possible move to centrist Potami following his ejection from the Movement for Change (KINAL) coalition, Thanassis Theoharopoulos held his cards close to his chest on Monday, commenting that he has a "good relationship" with Potami and its leader Stavros Theodorakis.

Centrist Potami MP Giorgos Amyras resigned on Monday to become an independent, citing differences with the party's leadership on the Macedonia name issue and stripping the party of its status as a parliamentary group. 

Amyras's departure reduced the party's representation in Parliament to four -- below the minimum of five required for an elected party to be represented in Parliament.

Confirming that his party would vote against the government in the confidence vote on Wednesday, centrist Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis declared that a vote of confidence in the government was tantamount to support for the Prespes deal but contended that the opposite does not apply. 

Centrist Potami lawmaker Spyros Danellis, who announced on Monday he will support the government in a confidence motion called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, will be expelled from the party, its spokesman said on Tuesday.

Veteran composer and leftist Mikis Theodorakis was discharged from an Athens hospital on Tuesday after medics deemed that his health had stabilized following heart problems last week for which he was admitted on Thursday.

The veteran Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis was recovering in an Athens hospital on Sunday after suffering a problem with his heart in the early hours of Friday morning, associates of the 93-year-old artist revealed.