Tagged: Greece
Farida Adamu
Greece Elects First Female President
A high court judge and human rights activist, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, has been elected as the first female president in Greece by parliament in a historic vote held last Wednesday. While Katerina was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democratic Party, she received a cross-party majority vote from 261 MPs in the 300-seat Parliament, a lot […]
Farida Adamu
What to expect as Greece holds its parliamentary elections
In three days, the people of Greece will head to the polls to elect a new government. The Unitary Republic’s “Snap Elections” is expected to take place on July 7, earlier than the previously slated October date, after the incumbent leader, Alexis Tsipras, bowed to pressure to hold early elections. After the restoration of its […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Voter Apathy Plagues Presidential Elections in Republic of North Macedonia
On Sunday, citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia went to their respective polling booths in a bid to elect a new president who would replace the outgoing nationalist leader, President Gjorge Ivanov. The election was similar to the Nigerian one held in February 2019, as it was a two-horse race between the pro-EU candidate, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Greece’s Former Finance Minister to Run in 2019 European Parliament Elections
The Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) has announced the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis as its candidate for the European Parliament election in Germany, scheduled to hold in May 2019. Varoufakis, who was at loggerheads with the German government during the peak of the Greek debt crisis, will head the Demokratie in Europa, […]