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Alexis Tsipras led left-wing Syriza party wins Greece General Election
Alexis Tsipras led left-wing Syriza party has emerged as the largest party in the general (snap) elections to the Greece’s Parliament. In this election, Syriza party won 144 seats in the 300 seat Parliament by securing 35 percent of total ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Vassiliki Thanou sworn in as first female Prime Minister of Greece
President of Greece’s Supreme Court Vassiliki Thanou has been appointed as the first female Prime Minister of the heavily indebted country which is center of Eurozone crisis. She was sworn in as head of a caretaker government that will lead nation ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras resigns
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced his resignation in a televised address to the debt ridden nation which is centre of Eurozone crisis. He has submitted his resignation to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and called for snap elections as early ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Greece agrees bailout deal 'in principle' with its creditors
Greece has agreed a new in principle multi-billion euro bailout deal with its creditors. It was announced by the European Commission (EC) after series of marathon talks between Greece and its lenders in Athens. In this regard a technical agreement ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Greece becomes first developed nation to default IMF debt
Greece has become the first developed nation to default on International Monetary Fund (IMF) debt. It has defaulted on a 1.7 billion dollars payment to IMF. The deadline for debt payment was missed by Greece after Eurozone Finance Ministers refused ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Greek Parliament elects Zoe Konstantopoulou as its new President
Greek Parliament has elected Zoe Konstantopoulou, a member of the left wing party Syriza as its new President. She was elected after receiving a record number of 235 of 300 deputies’ votes in the Parliament. With this win, she has the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Anti-austerity Syriza party wins Greece's general elections
In Greece, anti-austerity Syriza party has won general election. In this election Syriza party has won about half the seats in Parliament. While the earlier ruling government led by outgoing Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of centre-right New Democracy party has ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2015
Greece dissolves parliament ahead of snap elections
Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has dissolved the country’s parliament ahead of snap elections to be held on 25 January. Dissolution of Parliament comes after it failed to elect the President in the third and final round of voting. In ..