- 4h ago
Alexis Tsipras's ELAS party establishes nationwide organizational network and regional coordinators
The Political Committee of the Hellenic Left Coalition (ELAS) approved a new organizational bureau, appointing regional coordinators across Greece and establishing seven sectors in Attica.
- yesterday
Alexis Tsipras to present ELAS economic and governance plan at Thessaloniki International Fair
The former prime minister will outline a three-pillar National Reconstruction Plan focusing on European convergence, public investment, and fiscal rules ahead of national elections.
- 6d ago
Tsipras to present economic program in Thessaloniki ahead of Mitsotakis fair address
Alexis Tsipras will present the Greek Left Coalition economic platform in Thessaloniki on 2 September 2026, four days ahead of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's fair speech.
- Aug 14
Greek top court annuls three private university licenses, opposition demands repeal of Pirrarakis Law
Greece's Council of State annulled operating licenses for three non-state university branches on August 13, 2026, triggering opposition demands to repeal the Pirrarakis Law while the Education Ministry insists the framework remains constitutional.
- Aug 9
Tsipras to present ELAS four-year economic program in Thessaloniki on 2 September
Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras will present the economic program of the Hellenic Left Alliance (ELAS) on 2 September in Thessaloniki, outlining a four-year plan built on 'Fair Growth', productive reconstruction and re-foundation of the social state.
- Aug 8
Greek Supreme Court prosecutor archives Predator wiretapping case for third time despite new evidence and conviction
Greece's Supreme Court prosecutor Evangelos Bakelas rejected all four requests to reopen the Predator spyware investigation on 7 August 2026, archiving the case for the third consecutive time despite a February conviction and new evidence from Israel.
- Aug 4
Tsipras: Wildfires are a 'human, environmental, national tragedy', not an inevitable climate answer but a question demanding change
Alexis Tsipras, president of the Greek Left Alliance, said the country must not accept devastating wildfires as an inevitable consequence of the climate crisis, but as a question about what must change to prevent annual repetition.
- Jul 30
PASOK and Tsipras's ELAS trade accusations over 1.16 billion euros in party debts and bank ties
Greece's main opposition PASOK and Alexis Tsipras's ELAS exchanged fierce accusations on July 30 over 1.16 billion euros in combined debts of New Democracy and PASOK, with each side alleging the other serves bank interests.
- Jul 29
PASOK welcomes independent MP Michalis Chourdakis, eyes further centre-left transfers
The main opposition party's parliamentary group now numbers 33, as leader Nikos Androulakis frames the move as part of a broader push to unite progressive forces ahead of national elections.
- Jul 29
Tsipras presents 'Plan Aristotle' to scrap centralized administrations and restore over 100 Greek municipalities
The leader of the Greek Left Coalition (ELAS) pitched a sweeping decentralization plan to over 500 local officials in Athens, framing it as the 'first great act of a New Metapolitefsi'.
- Jul 27
Tsipras to propose new Local Government Code and full decentralisation of powers at Athens event on Tuesday
The leader of the Greek Left Coalition (ELAS) will outline a plan to overhaul local government, proposing a new code that transfers powers and funds from Athens to municipalities.
- Jul 25
Tasoulas urges end to division and calls on wealthy Greeks to fund regeneration at democracy anniversary reception
President Konstantinos Tasoulas used the 52nd anniversary of the restoration of democracy to call for an end to political division and urge wealthy Greeks to fund national regeneration, as 1,700 guests gathered inside the Presidential Mansion after heavy rain forced the event indoors.
- Jul 22
Androulakis slams Greek government's energy policy as 'failure', accuses ND of propaganda
PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis accused the government of failed energy policies driving up costs for households and businesses, while also hitting back at Prime Minister Mitsotakis over 'toxic centre' remarks.
- Jul 18
SYRIZA appoints Rena Dourou parliamentary chief, Nikos Pappas secretary in bid to halt disintegration
After a 12-hour Central Committee session, the Greek left-wing party installed a collective leadership to prepare for national elections, with Pavlos Polakis taking a strategic role despite tensions.
- Jul 12
SYRIZA press secretary says only parliamentary group can readmit expelled MPs, after central committee tensions
Christos Giannoulis pushed back against a Central Committee decision on Saturday, insisting that only the president and the parliamentary group can reinstate a dismissed lawmaker.
- Jul 12
Greece's Gerapetritis calls Turkish casus belli 'huge burden', says Athens not a spectator after NATO summit
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, in an ERT interview on 12 July, called Turkey's casus belli a 'huge burden' and incompatible with its international security role, while defending Greece's arms programs and dialogue with Ankara after the NATO summit.
- Jul 10
Mitsotakis announces 10-cent petrol cut until August after fiery Greek parliament clash over living costs
A parliamentary showdown over the cost-of-living crisis produced an immediate oil-price intervention and sharp personal attacks, with the Prime Minister promising cuts at the pump until the end of August.
- Jul 10
SYRIZA president Sokratis Famellos resigns, party splits into two camps ahead of Central Committee showdown
Sokratis Famellos stepped down as president of Greece's main opposition party on Thursday evening, preempting a no-confidence vote and triggering an open power struggle between rival factions led by Pavlos Polakis and Nikos Pappas.
- Jul 10
New Democracy holds 13-point lead over Tsipras's ELAS, but gap narrows as 46% of Greeks want elections in 2026
A Pulse poll for SKAI shows ruling New Democracy at 30% in vote estimate, 13 points ahead of Alexis Tsipras's Greek Left Coalition (ELAS), which rose to 17%. Nearly half of respondents want national elections this year.
- Jul 9
Tsipras coins 'Adonism' to attack Mitsotakis, jokes about sending flowers to Georgiadis
At a party event in Peristeri, Alexis Tsipras responded to Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis's attacks by coining the term 'Adonism' to describe a political philosophy he says is orchestrated by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He also joked he would send flowers to Georgiadis, claiming each insult boosts his poll numbers by one point.
