Greece Snap Polls

Greece's Syriza party is on course to win 26 percent of votes in a snap election in September, just one point ahead of the conservative New Democracy party, a poll published by the Pulse for Action 24 television channel said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned on Thursday, hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after seven months in office in which he fought Greece's creditors for a better bailout deal but had to cave in.

Greece delayed repayment of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan on Friday and a deputy minister said the government might call snap elections if its creditors do not soften their terms, an option that an opinion poll showed four of ten Greeks support.

Polling stations opened in Greece today for a snap general election that could bring the anti-austerity Syriza party to power and lead to a re-negotiation of the country's international bailout.

Former Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, revealed plans on Friday to create a new political party - a development that further complicates the landscape in Greece ahead of a snap general election later this month.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said today that a snap election planned for next month would determine whether the country remains part of the eurozone or not.

Greece began the countdown to early elections today with President Karolos Papoulias set to dissolve parliament for a ballot that has already rattled markets and could revive fears of the country's future in the eurozone.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday called for a snap poll next month that could bring a radical anti-austerity party to power after parliament failed for a third time to elect a President.

Lawmakers from today will vote for a new Greek president in a ballot that will lead to snap general elections if they fail -- putting on the line years of efforts to turn around an economy in crisis.

Greece will call a snap election for next month on Wednesday, opening a campaign that may produce no clear result and threaten implementation of the international bailout plan that saved the nation from bankruptcy.

Macedonia's Conservative Prime Minister won a general election in the Balkan country, but will need to form a coalition to govern for another four-year term, according to final results released Monday by the State Electoral Commission.Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski called the election a year early, following an Opposition walkout in Parliament spar...

Greece's Syriza party is on course to win 26 percent of votes in a snap election in September, just one point ahead of the conservative New Democracy party, a poll published by the Pulse for Action 24 television channel said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned on Thursday, hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after seven months in office in which he fought Greece's creditors for a better bailout deal but had to cave in.

Greece delayed repayment of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan on Friday and a deputy minister said the government might call snap elections if its creditors do not soften their terms, an option that an opinion poll showed four of ten Greeks support.

Polling stations opened in Greece today for a snap general election that could bring the anti-austerity Syriza party to power and lead to a re-negotiation of the country's international bailout.

Former Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, revealed plans on Friday to create a new political party - a development that further complicates the landscape in Greece ahead of a snap general election later this month.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said today that a snap election planned for next month would determine whether the country remains part of the eurozone or not.

Greece began the countdown to early elections today with President Karolos Papoulias set to dissolve parliament for a ballot that has already rattled markets and could revive fears of the country's future in the eurozone.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday called for a snap poll next month that could bring a radical anti-austerity party to power after parliament failed for a third time to elect a President.

Lawmakers from today will vote for a new Greek president in a ballot that will lead to snap general elections if they fail -- putting on the line years of efforts to turn around an economy in crisis.

Greece will call a snap election for next month on Wednesday, opening a campaign that may produce no clear result and threaten implementation of the international bailout plan that saved the nation from bankruptcy.

Macedonia's Conservative Prime Minister won a general election in the Balkan country, but will need to form a coalition to govern for another four-year term, according to final results released Monday by the State Electoral Commission.Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski called the election a year early, following an Opposition walkout in Parliament spar...