General Election Greece

The 26 May European Parliament and local elections are a dress rehearsal for the upcoming parliamentary election.

Despite Mr. Tsipras’ assurances that the general election will be held in October there are more and more indications that it may well be in June.

In short, no one adjusted to the world of the ruling party.  On the contrary, SYRIZA was forced to adjust to the real world, in turn forcing citizens to pay an extremely high price.

Mitsotakis said the agreement was that Tsipras keeps his parliamentary majority and Kammenos would retain the five MPs needed to remain a parliamentary party.

The era of warm embraces between PM Alexis Tsipras and Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos appears to have passed, despite their mutual passion for power.

The American Embassy has been exceptionally friendly toward the current government, especially during the last two years, with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ turn toward Washington.