Patriots for Europe Meeting - Mormant-sur-Vernisson

Patriots for Europe Meeting - Mormant-sur-Vernisson

Greek politician, founder and leader of the far-right party Voice of Reason, Afroditi Latinopoulou delivers a speech, as part of a meeting of the group Patriots for Europe in the European Parliament gathering European far-right leaders in Mormant-sur-Vernisson, center France, on June 9, 2025. In the countryside of Mormant-sur-Vernisson, the event was dubbed "The Victory Festival": the one won on June 9, 2024, exactly one year ago, by the National Rally when its list came out on top in the European election, receiving 31.37% of the votes, at the time the best score in the history of the far-right party in a first round. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Patriots for Europe Meeting - Mormant-sur-Vernisson

Patriots for Europe Meeting - Mormant-sur-Vernisson

Greek politician, founder and leader of the far-right party Voice of Reason, Afroditi Latinopoulou delivers a speech, as part of a meeting of the group Patriots for Europe in the European Parliament gathering European far-right leaders in Mormant-sur-Vernisson, center France, on June 9, 2025. In the countryside of Mormant-sur-Vernisson, the event was dubbed "The Victory Festival": the one won on June 9, 2024, exactly one year ago, by the National Rally when its list came out on top in the European election, receiving 31.37% of the votes, at the time the best score in the history of the far-right party in a first round. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Egyptian, Greek leaders discuss ties, cooperation

STORY: Egyptian, Greek leaders discuss ties, cooperation DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of headquarters of the Egyptian presidency 2. various of the two leaders STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Thursday to discuss ties, cooperation, and regional issues, the Egyptian presidency office said in a statement. This is the first visit of Mitsotakis to the country after his re-election in June. Al-Sisi hailed the depth and stability of the distinguished strategic relations between Egypt and Greece, and the tangible expansion of cooperation in various fields. Mitsotakis reiterated his country's interest in pushing the strong bilateral relations forward at different levels in light of the prominent Egyptian role in facing the current challenges and crises in the region of the Mediterranean Sea, the illegal migration in particular. The talks focused on activating cooperation in th

Greek elections

Greek elections

Former Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis casts his ballot at a polling station near Athens on election day on June 25, 2023.

Greek elections

Greek elections

Former Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks to reporters at a polling station near Athens on election day on June 25, 2023.

Greece's conservatives win election, pledge more reforms

STORY: Greece's conservatives win election, pledge more reforms DATELINE: June 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his speech after the win in Greek elections 2. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek former prime minister 3. various of the elections in Greece STORYLINE: Greek former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek former Prime Minister "We received a strong mandate to proceed faster on the path of reforms our country needs." During his second term in office, Greec

GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

(230626) -- ATHENS, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece's New Democracy party, celebrates the party's victory in elections with supporters in Athens, Greece, on June 25, 2023. Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

(230626) -- ATHENS, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of Greece's conservative New Democracy party celebrate the party's victory in elections in Athens, Greece, on June 25, 2023. Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

(230626) -- ATHENS, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of Greece's conservative New Democracy party celebrate the party's victory in elections in Athens, Greece, on June 25, 2023. Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

(230626) -- ATHENS, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece's New Democracy party, celebrates the party's victory in elections with supporters in Athens, Greece, on June 25, 2023. Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

GREECE-ATHENS-ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY-WINNING

(230626) -- ATHENS, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece's New Democracy party, celebrates the party's victory in elections with supporters in Athens, Greece, on June 25, 2023. Greek Former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised more reforms at a faster pace after his conservative party won the second general election in five weeks on Sunday and an outright majority in parliament. With 95 percent of votes counted, New Democracy (ND) garnered 40.55 percent of the votes, securing 158 seats in the next 300-member parliament to form a single-party government, according to official results released by the Interior Ministry. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

2nd general election for Greece after attempts to form coalition fail

STORY: 2nd general election for Greece after attempts to form coalition fail DATELINE: May 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the process of the Greek elections held in Greece on May 21 2. various of Ioannis Sarmas, president of the Hellenic Court of Audit, Greece's supreme financial court during the meeting with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou 3. SOUNDBITE (Greek): IOANNIS SARMAS, President of Greece's supreme financial court 4. various of the Greek Parliament 5. various of the process of the votes counting of the Greek elections 6. various of meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou 7. various of the meeting between Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and the leaders of Greek political parties 8. various of the process of the Greek elections held in Greece on May 21 STORYLINE: Greece is heading for a second general election this summer, after attempts to form a government coalition

Greek PM seeks second vote after election win

STORY: Greek PM seeks second vote after election win DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek Prime Minister walking to the Presidential mansion 2. various of meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek Prime Minister and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou 3. various of process of the Greek election 4. various of President of the Greek Parliament leaving the residential mansion 5. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 6. various of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek Prime Minister leaving the Presidential mansion 7. various of Presidential Guards outside of the Presidential mansion 8. various of Greek and European Union flags 9. Aerial shot of the Athens Acropolis STORYLINE: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis decided on Monday to return the exploratory mandate he had received from President Katerina Sakellaropoulou to form a government following this weekend's inconclusive elections. During the

Greek political parties trying to woo young voters ahead of general elections

STORY: Greek political parties trying to woo young voters ahead of general elections DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syntagma Square in Athens 2. various of the election campaign 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): VALANTIS, University student 4. various of Syntagma Square in Athens 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): KONSTANTINA, University student 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): SAMAR, Student 7. various of the election campaign STORYLINE: Greece's political parties are trying to woo young voters ahead of the scheduled May 21 general elections. According to analysts, the political preferences of this segment of the population are highly difficult to capture. The country's new electoral law gives the right to vote to Greeks whose 17th birthday falls within the calendar year of an election, a year earlier than previously. Out of the 9.8 million registered voters, approximately 438,000 young people aged 17-21 are eligible to vote for the first time, according to offic

Greek PM rules out cooperation with socialists after elections

STORY: Greek PM rules out cooperation with socialists after elections DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his election campaign 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 3. Various of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his election campaign 4. Various shots of Alexis Tsipras, President of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance Party during his election campaign 5. Various shots of Nikos Androulakis, President of PASOK-KINAL (Panhellenic Socialist Movement- Movement for Change) party during his election campaign 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 7. Various file shots of the elections of 2019 in Greece 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 9. various of Greek Parliament from Syntagma square 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 11. Various of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek Prime Minister wit

Christodoulides wins Cyprus presidential election

STORY: Christodoulides wins Cyprus presidential election DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nicos Christodoulides after winning the election 2. various of the Proclamation Ceremony for Nicos Christodoulides 3. SOUNDBITE (Greek): NICOS CHRISTODOULIDES, Newly elected President of Cyprus 4. various of the Proclamation Ceremony 5. various of celebrations 6. various of Nicos Anastasiades voting 7. various of Nicos Christodoulides voting 8. various of the Proclamation Ceremony STORYLINE: Former Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides won the runoff election on Sunday and will be the next president of Cyprus. SOUNDBITE (Greek): NICOS CHRISTODOULIDES, Newly elected President of Cyprus "Thank all the citizens and Cypriot people who awarded me the vote." Christodoulides, who ran as an independent received 51.97 percent of the votes, compared to 48.03 percent received by his opponent, Andreas Mavroyiannis, who also ran as an independent and had the s

Greek election

Greek election

ATHENS, Greece - Antonis Samaras, leader of New Democracy, a conservative party that supports keeping Greece in the eurozone, declares victory on June 17, 2012, in the day's elections, at a press conference in Athens. New Democracy came first in the nation's parliamentary elections, raising the likelihood of a pro-bailout coalition government being formed.

Greek election

Greek election

ATHENS, Greece - Supporters of Syriza, a left-wing group opposing austerity measures for Greece, attend a rally in Athens on June 17, 2012. New Democracy, a conservative party that supports keeping Greece in the eurozone, came first in the day's Greek parliamentary elections, raising the likelihood of a pro-bailout coalition government being formed.

Greek election

Greek election

ATHENS, Greece - Alexis Tsipras, leader of Syriza, a left-wing group opposing austerity measures for Greece, gives a speech in Athens on June 17, 2012. New Democracy, a conservative party that supports keeping Greece in the eurozone, came first in the day's Greek parliamentary elections, raising the likelihood of a pro-bailout coalition government being formed.

BOJ refrains from fresh easing steps

BOJ refrains from fresh easing steps

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa gives a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on June 15, 2012. The central bank refrained from taking additional monetary easing steps ahead of the Greek election that could rattle financial markets depending on its outcome, while vowing to do its utmost to ensure the stability of Japan's financial system.

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARLIAMENT DEBATE

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARLIAMENT DEBATE

(220826) -- ATHENS, Aug. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (at the podium) speaks during a Parliament's debate in Athens, Greece, on Aug. 26, 2022. Mitsotakis rejected on Friday opposition parties' calls for a snap election over the recent revelations of the phone tapping of an opposition leader by the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP). (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARLIAMENT DEBATE

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARLIAMENT DEBATE

(220826) -- ATHENS, Aug. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a Parliament's debate in Athens, Greece, on Aug. 26, 2022. Mitsotakis rejected on Friday opposition parties' calls for a snap election over the recent revelations of the phone tapping of an opposition leader by the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP). (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARLIAMENT DEBATE

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARLIAMENT DEBATE

(220826) -- ATHENS, Aug. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a Parliament's debate in Athens, Greece, on Aug. 26, 2022. Mitsotakis rejected on Friday opposition parties' calls for a snap election over the recent revelations of the phone tapping of an opposition leader by the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP). (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARLIAMENT DEBATE

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARLIAMENT DEBATE

(220826) -- ATHENS, Aug. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a Parliament's debate in Athens, Greece, on Aug. 26, 2022. Mitsotakis rejected on Friday opposition parties' calls for a snap election over the recent revelations of the phone tapping of an opposition leader by the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP). (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARLIAMENT DEBATE

GREECE-ATHENS-PM-PARLIAMENT DEBATE

(220826) -- ATHENS, Aug. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L, Front) speaks during a Parliament's debate in Athens, Greece, on Aug. 26, 2022. Mitsotakis rejected on Friday opposition parties' calls for a snap election over the recent revelations of the phone tapping of an opposition leader by the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP). (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

Tsipras returns to power as left-wing Syriza wins Greek election

Tsipras returns to power as left-wing Syriza wins Greek election

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who leads the ruling Syriza party, makes a stump speech in Athens on Sept. 18, 2015, ahead of the country's general election on Sept. 20. The left-wing party won the largest number of seats in parliament in the election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tsipras returns to power as left-wing Syriza wins Greek election

Tsipras returns to power as left-wing Syriza wins Greek election

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who leads the ruling Syriza party, smiles during the party's election campaign rally in Athens on Sept. 13, 2015, ahead of the country's general election on Sept. 20. The left-wing party won the largest number of seats in parliament in the election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Greek election campaign

Greek election campaign

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who leads the ruling Syriza party, makes a stump speech in Athens on the night of Sept. 18, 2015, ahead of the country's general election on Sept. 20. The leftist party and the major opposition New Democracy party remain neck-and-neck in public opinion polls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Polls project close contest in Greek election

Polls project close contest in Greek election

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (C), who leads the ruling Syriza party, smiles alongside supporters at a party campaign rally in Athens on Sept. 13, 2015, ahead of the country's general election on Sept. 20. The leftist party and the major opposition New Democracy party remain neck-and-neck in public opinion polls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Polls project close contest in Greek election

Polls project close contest in Greek election

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who leads the ruling Syriza party, addresses supporters at a party campaign rally in Athens on Sept. 13, 2015, ahead of the country's general election on Sept. 20. The leftist party and the major opposition New Democracy party remain neck-and-neck in public opinion polls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Greek politics expert interviewed on election

Greek politics expert interviewed on election

Georgios Kontogeorgis, professor in politics at the University of Pandios in Athens, speaks in an interview in the Greek capital on Jan. 16, 2015, on prospects of the nation's general election on Jan. 25. The leftwing Syriza anti-austerity party won a comfortable victory in the polls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Greek anti-austerity Syriza party set for election victory

Greek anti-austerity Syriza party set for election victory

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras attends a press conference on Jan. 25, 2015, in Athens, after a leftwing anti-austerity party was poised for a comfortable victory in the general election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Greek election

Greek election

Greece's outgoing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras speaks at a press conference in Athens on July 7, 2019, after his left-wing Syriza party lost to the center-right New Democracy party in parliamentary elections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo