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691. Greek elections: The main questions

Who will win? This is usually the fundamental question in any election, but very few people seem to have doubts this time around. The outcome of the recent European Parliament election and the bolstered credibility of opinion polls make virtually everyone – both winners and losers in May’s Euro vote, both experts and ordinary voters – believe that New Democracy will win Sunday’s ballot....

692. The liberal narrative and the risks

693. ND maintains 9 point lead over SYRIZA in opinion poll for Skai

Just over a week before snap general elections, center-right opposition New Democracy is nine percentage points ahead of leftist SYRIZA, according to the results of a new opinion poll carried out by Pulse for Skai....

694. When necessity becomes history

695. Erdogan suffers defeat in Istanbul rerun

Turkey’s opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his policies...

696. Johnson and Hunt fight for British PM job

697. Christodoulides: Ozersay leadership ambitions a negative development for the Cyprus issue

698. Facebook to launch cryptocurrency called Libra

699. The truisms of Mr Pamboridis

Will the Democratic Rally’s political bureau tackle all the issues or are they going to sweep things under the rug on the pretense that DISY remains the strongest party?...

700. Greek-American leaders: AKEL's Kyprianou wrong about US' east Med policy

701. The silent vote

702. Undiplomatic behavior

703. Israel to hold new elections after Netanyahu fails to form coalition

704. The election results and ND’s next challenge

705. A new chapter for Greece

706. EU vote across Europe

707. DISY maintains leadership with 29.01% of the vote

708. Turkey is waiting for its next opportunity

709. Erdogan against the US, Europe, Israel and Egypt

710. Greek PM unveils tax, pension relief measures ahead of elections

Greece’s lefist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday unveiled additional tax and pension “relief measures,” weeks before a European Parliament election....

711. Senator Menendez and the Greek Americans

712. Two worlds on a collision course

When Nicos Anastasiades was campaigning in 2013 for the presidency in the Republic of Cyprus under the banner “leadership in times of crisis” many people bought into the idea that the leader on the right would recognize the gravity of the situation and had a plan ready to get the country out of a tight spot...

713. Opposition flaws are democracy’s problem

714. Forging a common policy line

715. The Israeli elections and Greece

716. May to ask Merkel and Macron for Brexit delay

The British Parliament passed a law designed to prevent the government from pursing a no-deal Brexit late Monday, while Theresa May heads to Berlin and Paris Tuesday as part of her efforts to win a short delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union...

717. May asks EU for Brexit extension to June 30

British Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to European Council President Donald Tusk on Friday asking for a delay of Brexit until up to June 30, but said she still hopes to get Britain out of the EU earlier to avoid it participating in European elections...

718. Driver loses appeal in Tseriou fatal accident

The driver sentenced last year in the death of Styliana Papageorgiou, who was struck while trying to cross the street with her son, has lost an appeal with the Supreme Court...

719. Votes in eight Istanbul districts to be recounted

720. President Anastasiades: Political cost preferable to letting go of Finance Minister