Greek Conservatives

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  Kyriakos Mitsotakis Secures Landslide Victory, Re-Elected As Greek PM

  Conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis won Greece's national elections on Sunday with a clear majority, securing a second term during which he vowed to bring about major reforms to transform the country.

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  Greek Government Rocked by Resignations Amid Long-Simmering Surveillance Scandal

  Greece's intelligence chief and a close aide to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis resigned in the space of an hour on Friday, as the country's conservative government battles a surveillance scandal. While the government has consistently denied any state involvement, saying it had not bought software of that type, complaints from the opposition and...

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  Greek Conservatives Oust PM Alexis Tsipras In Election Landslide

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted defeat Sunday in a general election won handily by the conservative New Democracy party after over four years in opposition, his office said.

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  Greek Conservatives Elect New Leader To Challenge PM Alexis Tsipras

  Greek conservatives elected Kyriakos Mitsotakis as their new leader on Sunday, hoping he can revive their fortunes and challenge leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, still popular despite opting for austerity.

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  Greek Conservative Party to Elect New Leader on November 22

  The Greek opposition conservative New Democracy party, runners-up in the last election, on Thursday said they would elect a new leader on November 22.

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  Radical Former PM Alexis Tsipras 'Wins Key Greek Election'

  Greece's charismatic radical left leader Alexis Tsipras on Sunday appeared on track for a second mandate as premier of the crisis-hit nation after a tense election race against his mainstream conservative rivals.

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  Alexis Tsipras Fights for Second Chance as Knife-Edge Greek Polls Open

  Greece's maverick leader Alexis Tsipras was on Sunday fighting for a second chance to govern the struggling eurozone nation in a tense election with rival conservatives that is proving too close to call.

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  Greek Polls Show Syriza, Conservatives Neck-And-Neck

  Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras's leftist Syriza party is running neck-and-neck with its main conservative rival, New Democracy, ahead of national elections on Sept. 20, according to three polls published on Friday.

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  Greek Leftists Put on Brave Face as Poll Shows Conservatives Pulling Ahead

  Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras's leftist Syriza party said on Thursday it remained confident of winning an outright victory in a Sept. 20 election despite an opinion poll that showed its main conservative rival edging ahead.

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  Angela Merkel Urges Conservative MPs to Back Greek Debt Deal

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday urged conservative lawmakers to back a third debt deal for Greece, on the eve of a key Bundestag vote on the new rescue package.

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  Greek Conservative Opposition Chief Antonis Samaras Resigns

  Greece's conservative opposition chief Antonis Samaras on Sunday announced his resignation after the country was on course to soundly reject further austerity cuts in a referendum

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  Angela Merkel Backs Help for Greece But Says 'Task by No Means Done'

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday asked her conservative party to back a proposed bailout extension to Greece in a parliament vote this week, said a lawmaker at the meeting.

• Greek conservative's path to power marked by U-turns

  The market briefly extended losses after the Fed said it would extend Operation Twist. Brent crude plunged to 17-month lows.

• Greek conservative head Antonio Samaras sworn in as Prime Minister

  Greek conservative party head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday at the helm of a three-party coalition that will uphold the country's international bailout commitments.

• Greek elections: Asian shares surge as parties supporting bailout win

  Shares across Asia rose on Monday as pro-bailout parties were set to form a coalition government with the slimmest of majorities. Fears of an imminent Greek exit from Europe's joint currency receded Sunday after the conservative New Democracy party came first in a critical election and pro-bailout parties won enough seats to form a joint government...