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New Democracy finds compromise but SYRIZA seemingly heading for clash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is hoping for a break from party politics over the next few weeks so he can focus on negotiations with Greece’s lenders but it is not clear if the rebels within his party will allow this period of respite.
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Rifts in New Democracy as Samaras vows to stay as leader
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras presided over the first meeting of New Democracy’s parliamentary group on Thursday but the mood during the gathering suggests that conservative unity will be tested in the days to come.
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Samaras future unclear as New Democracy enters period of introspection
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy finds itself in a state of unrest after its election defeat on Sunday, with former leader Costas Karamanlis taking an increasingly central role in developments.
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New Democracy and PASOK ponder next moves after election defeat
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDefeats for New Democracy and PASOK in Sunday’s elections look like triggering developments in both parties over the next few weeks.
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Samaras sets out New Democracy's plans for growth
EconomyFollowing the presentation of SYRIZA’s updated economic policies on January 3, Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras outlined his party’s programme for “Growth and Reforms – Greece 2021” on Saturday.
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New Democracy broadens attack on SYRIZA to include migration, national issues
PoliticsForeign PolicyAfter spending the first few days of this briefest of elections campaigns focussing on SYRIZA’s possible threat to Greece’s position in the euro, New Democracy now appears to be broadening the agenda of issues it is using to try to eat away at the leftists party’s lead.
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New Democracy hopes to celebrate 40th anniversary with rallying call
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 40th anniversary of New Democracy’s founding is approaching and the party’s leadership is hoping it can use the moment as a rallying point for the increasingly despondent conservatives.
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New Democracy risks losing moderates with move for right-wing alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s attempt to form a broad right-wing alliance designed to prevent SYRIZA winning the next elections has had a mixed response so far but the most important reaction could yet be the one from within the party itself.
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Karatzaferis offers to boost New Democracy's right wing with LAOS alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWhether Greece heads to snap elections or not in the next few months, the pre-election jostling for positions and formation of alliances is well underway.
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As SYRIZA looks towards centre, will New Democracy turn to its right?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s parties are still digesting the results of the European Parliament and local elections but the first signs of the political strategies that New Democracy and SYRIZA will adopt over the months to come are beginning to emerge.