Kyriakos Velopoulos
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PASOK spokesman Tsoukalas rejects Georgiadis's post-election cooperation offer, says ND will not come first
Health minister Adonis Georgiadis said PASOK was the only party ND could work with after an election, and the PASOK spokesman Kostas Tsoukalas replied on Monday, 26 October, calling the idea an illusion. The exchange followed a Monday evening appearance by Georgiadis on ERTnews.
- Oct 15
Floridis and Velopoulos clash in parliament over Tempi bones and fraud claims
Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis and Elliniki Lysi leader Kyriakos Velopoulos exchanged accusations in the Greek parliament on 15 October during a plenary debate on a justice ministry bill. The clash centred on the Tempi railway tragedy while the trial over the crash is under way.
- Oct 2
Mitsotakis tours Pieria and Thessaloniki to promote regional projects and shore up northern support
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis launched a two-day tour of Pieria and Thessaloniki on 2 October 2026, meeting local officials in Kolindros before events at Mount Olympus and a relic handover with Bulgaria.
- Sep 2
Greek government clashes with former premier Antonis Samaras over healthcare gender categories
Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis and government officials rejected accusations from former prime minister Antonis Samaras over gender classification fields in the state health platform.
- 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 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
Velopoulos report on 2019 penal code passage sent to Parliament, but allegations are time-barred
Kyriakos Velopoulos filed a report over Adonis Georgiadis's claims about the 2019 penal code vote; it will be forwarded to Parliament, though any offenses are already statute-barred.
- Jul 2
New Democracy leads ELAS by 13.3 points in July poll as Tsipras rises and Karystianou's Hope slides
A Metron Analysis poll for Mega TV shows ruling New Democracy extending its lead to 13.3 points over Alexis Tsipras's ELAS, while Maria Karystianou's Hope party loses almost 3 points and 60% of Greeks demand political change.
- Jun 29
Greece's New Left files lawsuit against far-right leader over call to sink migrant boats
The Greek left-wing party Nea Aristera has filed a criminal complaint against Kyriakos Velopoulos of Elliniki Lysi, citing an anti-racism law after he said on television that migrant boats should be sunk.
- Jun 15
ND maintains 9.1-point lead over Tsipras's ELAS as PASOK slides and Karystianou's Hope for Democracy enters Greek poll at 8.1%
A new Alco poll shows Greece's governing New Democracy (ND) at 23.3%, with Alexis Tsipras's newly formed Greek Left Coalition (ELAS) in second place at 14.2%, narrowing the gap between the two parties to 9.1 percentage points. PASOK falls to third at 10.3%, while Maria Karystianou's Hope for Democracy debuts with 8.1%.
