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The three mistakes behind Syriza’s demise in Greece

Alexis Tsipras and his party promised ‘hope is coming’, then refashioned his government as a rightwing force

Mitsotakis takes over as Greece’s PM with radical change of style

After steering New Democracy to landslide win, former banker says ‘hard work begins today’

Alexis Tsipras: leader won respect abroad but lost support at home

Outgoing PM has been on quite a journey but he doesn’t seem to have taken the Greek people with him

Tsipras: The 32% makes us a strong power of the democratic faction

Outgoing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that SYRIZA’s election results designated him as the great power of the democratic faction.

Hellenic Space Agency collaborates with NASA on mission to the Moon

Greece will participate in a space mission to the Moon, according to the collaboration agreement signed between the Hellenic Space

Ancient shipwreck to be made accessible to divers in Greece

Near the northern Greek island of Alonissos lies a remarkable ancient shipwreck: the remains of a massive cargo ship that

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Jul 8, 2019

Mitsotakis takes over as Greece’s PM with radical change of style

After steering New Democracy to landslide win, former banker says ‘hard work begins today.’

With all votes counted on Monday, New Democracy was shown to have captured 39.8% and 158 seats, more than doubling its presence in the 300-seat parliament. Tsipras’s Syriza party won 31.5%.

A new cabinet is expected to swear in tomorrow and convene on Wednesday.

This article titled “Mitsotakis takes over as Greece’s PM with radical change of style” was written by Helena Smith in Athens, for The Guardian on Monday 8th July 2019 14.59 UTC

Greece’s outgoing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has handed over power to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a former banker who navigated the centre-right New Democracy party to landslide victory in Sunday’s snap general elections.

In a changing of the guard that was as subdued as it was swift, Mitsotakis assumed office after he was officially…

Politics

Tsipras: The 32% makes us a strong power of the democratic faction

Outgoing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that SYRIZA’s election results designated him as the great power of the democratic faction. Mr. Tsipras acknowledged that the election result gives a clear victory to ND, underlined however,

/ Jul 8

Greece

Greek 2018 primary budget surplus exceeds forecasts

Greece’s budget performance in 2018 was better than expected following some revenue-boosting measures by the government. According to the country’s statistical agency, Greece recorded a primary budget surplus, which excludes the cost of servicing the

/ Apr 23

Travel

More than 33 million tourists visited Greece in 2018

More than 33 million tourists visited Greece last year. Specifically, according to the Bank of Greece’s final data, incoming travel traffic in 2018, increased by 9.7% to 33,072 million travelers, compared to 30,161 million in

/ Apr 15

Greece

Evangelia Kranioti wins the Madame Figaro Photography Prize

Greek photographer Evangelia Kranioti won the Prix Madame Figaro at France’s biggest photography festival Les Rencontres d’Arles, for her exhibition “The dead, the living and those who are at sea”. Kranioti, who is also a

/ Jul 8

On This Day

October 21

1831: Georgios Mavromichalis was executed for the murder of Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias
1931: Thousands of Cypriots marched on the governor's mansion in Lefkosia and set it afire.
1952: Speaking at a meeting of the Communist Party of the USSR, Nikolaos Zachariadis proclaimed that "Papagos and Plastiras are no different. All dogs are the same".
1953: Alexandra Ladikou was voted Miss World first runner-up.
1972: An Olympic Airways NIHON YS-11 crashed off the coast of Voula, Athens. 37 drowned, 19 were rescued.
Births: Nikos Engonopoulos, painter and poet (1907)
Deaths: Tom Carvel, Greek-American businessman (1990), Georgios Zoitakis, member of the junta that ruled Greece from 1967-1974 (1996), Yiannis Zigdis, politician (1997).