Political power mismatch makes voting difficult
Our clunky electoral system makes voting for one of the two biggest parties our only option This coming Sunday we will elect 70 per...
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President accused of using the state to support re-election
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides’ presence at President Nicos Anastasiades’ campaign headquarters for a campaign event was met with harsh criticism by opposition parties on...
President shows pre-election largesse
Despite President Nicos Anastasiades’ insistence that he is simply working through his five-year term as normal, the evidence seems to suggest he is in full...
Our View: Economic prudence again victim to election campaign
President Anastasiades might not have decided whether he would stand for re-election, as he and his spokesmen maintain, but this has not stopped him from...
Trump-Clinton election campaign to get HBO miniseries treatment
Cable channel HBO said on Thursday it is planning a dramatised TV miniseries about the extraordinary 2016 US presidential, one of the first of several...
Spain’s PM Rajoy punched in face on election walkabout
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was punched in the face during a campaign event for Sunday’s general election in his home region of Galicia on...
Spain says a third Greek bailout under discussion
By Sarah Morris and Lefteris Papadimas Eurozone countries are discussing a third bailout for Greece worth 30 billion to 50 billion euros, Spain’s economy minister...