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Syriza (Coalition of the Radical Left), founded in 2004, won Greece's general election in January 2015. The party was defeated by the center-right New Democracy party in a snap election in 2019.

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Griechenland Prokopis Pavlopoulos mit Panagiotis Lafazanis

Syriza splitter tries to form government

A new Greek party made up of rebels from the ruling Syriza has been given a mandate to try and form a government.
August 24, 2015
Griechenland Panagiotis Lafazanis Abgeordneter

Far-left lawmakers defect from Syriza party

Far-left lawmakers defect from Greece's ruling Syriza party - but this may increase Tsipras' chances for reelection.
August 21, 2015
Jannis Papadimitriou

Greek PM's clever power game

Jannis Papadimitriou
Greece's prime minister may be a master tactician, but that alone won't save the country, says Jannis Papadimitriou.
August 21, 2015
Griechenland Alexis Tsipras Rücktritt (Symbolbild)

Tsipras resigns and calls snap elections

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigns and calls for snap elections after bailout
August 21, 2015

Greece PM Tsipras set to call snap election

Prime Minister Tsipras was expected to announce early elections in an effort to quell rebellion within his Syriza party.
August 20, 2015
Jannis Papadimitriou

Opinion: Ticktock for Tsipras

Jannis Papadimitriou
Elections seem inevitable as Alexis Tsipras increasingly relies on the opposition, DW's Jannis Papadimitriou writes.
August 14, 2015
Euro Finanzgruppe Eurogruppe Treffen Brüssel Belgien

Greece seeks to clear next bailout hurdle

The eurozone's 19 finance ministers are meeting to give their approval to the latest Greek bailout.
August 14, 2015
Griechenland Beratung Hilfspaket Parlament

Fierce debate in Athens over bailout deal

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras tried to win over his own party to accept bailout. Snap elections likely next month.
August 14, 2015
Symbolbild Griechenland EU Verhandlungen Schuldenkrise Fahne Flagge

Berlin, Varoufakis express bailout doubts

Germany raises questions about Greek proposals, while ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis issues sharp criticism.
August 13, 2015
Symbolbild Griechenland EU Verhandlungen Schuldenkrise Fahne Flagge

Greece poised to ratify accord with creditors

The Greek parliament is expected to take up a draft agreement with creditors.
August 12, 2015
Symbolbild Griechenland EU Verhandlungen Schuldenkrise Fahne Flagge

'Bailout deal within reach' for Greece

Hollande and Tsipras have said that Athens and its international creditors could, and should, reach a deal this month.
August 7, 2015
A solitary Greek flag

Greek govt admits new elections likely

The prospect of a fresh vote looms after Syriza party hardliners vow to vote against new austerity measures.
August 4, 2015
Griechenland ein Tag vor Referendum

Living with Greece's new tax increase

Two weeks ago, Greece introduced a higher value-added tax. Many Greeks feel it's the right plan at the wrong time.
August 1, 2015
Griechenland Alexis Tsipras in Athen

Greece's far left Syriza party to hold emergency congress

Greece's far left Sýriza party to hold emergency congress in September
July 31, 2015
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras in Athens

Tsipras proposes referendum to heal Syriza rift

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called for his Syriza party to hold a snap referendum to overcome divisions.
July 30, 2015
Alexis Tsipras im Parlament / Griechenland

Greece prepares to vote second set of reforms

With normality returning to Greece after the reopening of banks, lawmakers are due to vote on a second batch of reforms.
July 22, 2015
Griechenland Parlament Debatte

Tsipras submits bailout bill to Greek parliament

The Greek government has submitted a second wave of creditor-demanded reforms to its parliament for approval.
July 21, 2015
Bank of Greec Bank of Merkel Bank Griechendland Finanzkrise Eurokrise

Greek banks reopen with controls

Banks in Greece have reopened after a three-week shutdown that saw the country plunged into financial chaos.
July 20, 2015
Griechenland Neue griechische Regierung vereidigt in Athen

Fresh start for Tsipras?

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has reshuffled his cabinet and sent well-known leftists packing.
July 18, 2015
REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Greek government reshuffle

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made changes to his government after a party rebellion.
July 17, 2015
Moskovou Spiros Kommentarbild App

The honeymoon's over

Spiros Moskovou
Greek PM Tsipras is going to have a difficult time initiating the reforms he promised, writes Spiros Moscovou.
July 16, 2015
Syriza

Austerity vote splits Syriza

This week's parliamentary vote on fresh austerity measures has opened deep rifts in Greece's ruling party.
July 16, 2015
Greek parliament

Greek parliament gives in to creditors

Greece's parliament has approved on a raft of fresh austerity imposed by international creditors.
July 16, 2015
Parlament Griechenland Himmel

Tsipras submits bailout terms to parliament

The Greek government has submitted the terms of the EU's bailout prerequisites to parliament.
July 15, 2015
Metro station in Athens. Photo: Nick Barnets

Dismay and relief in Greece

Greeks begin the new week weary after following a crucial nighttime meeting to decide Greece's fate in the eurozone.
July 13, 2015
Griechenland Jubel nach Referendum

Greece: A Nation Divided

The majority of the Greek population backed Alexis Tsipras in the referendum. The rest fear losing the euro.
SocietyJuly 9, 201509:31 min
Karolos Papoulias (Photo: FAROUK BATICHE/AFP/Getty Images)

A new era for Athens

Athens needs Brussels now more than ever, writes former Greek President Karolos Papoulias.
July 6, 2015
A pro-Greece demonstration at the European Union office in Barcelona

Spain's Greek concerns

The Spanish economy is growing, but political uncertainty means that many are drawing comparisons with Greece.
July 6, 2015
Moskovou Spiros Kommentarbild App

The referendum as a weapon

Spiros Moskovou
Greeks have voted and a majority has decided against the austerity measures demanded by the eurozone and the IMF.
July 6, 2015
Griechenland Referendum Freude auf dem Klafthmonos-Platz

Greek referendum outcome - live updates

Half the votes are counted, with the "no" camp holding a pracitcally unassailable lead in Greece's referendum.
July 5, 2015
Alexis Tsipras raising his fist during a speech. (Photo: picture alliance/ ZUMA Press/ A. Vafeiadakis)

Tsipras the pragmatist

Looking at Alexis Tsipras' way to the top, the thing that stands out most is his ability to change and to adapt.
July 5, 2015
Moskovou Spiros Kommentarbild App

Greece at a turning point

Spiros Moskovou
The Greek referendum is no act of democracy, says DW's Spiros Moskovou.
July 5, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis Griechenland Finanzminister Brüssel Treffen

Varoufakis versus 18

Greece's finance minister has tied his political future to Greece's referendum, uniting the eurozone along the way.
July 4, 2015
Commuters make their way home past people queueing at a cash machine on July 2, 2015 in Athens, Greece.

Court to rule on Greece vote

An opinion poll shows the Greek referendum is set to be a tight race.
July 3, 2015
Griechenland Athen Schuldenkrise

IMF warns of worsening Greek finances

The International Monetary Fund warns that Greece cannot afford to go it alone, and may need a "grace period."
July 3, 2015
Bernd Riegert

Political chaos in Athens

Bernd Riegert
The Tsipras administration has ruined Greece - and should be voted out of office, says DW's Bernd Riegert.
July 1, 2015
EU Griechenland MdEP Dimitrios Papadimoulis

Papadimoulis: Not a 'No' to Europe

Dimitris Papadimoulis, VP of the European Parliament, says Greece must stay in the Eurozone.
June 30, 2015
Moskovou Spiros Kommentarbild App

Amateur and dilettante

Spiros Moskovou
Alexis Tsipras does not have the interests of Greece in mind, but those of his party, says Spiros Moskovou.
June 30, 2015
People reading Greek newspapers (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis)

Greek media

How balanced is Greek reporting on the debt crisis?
June 26, 2015
Griechenland Premierminister Alexis Tsipras

Weekend meetings on Greek debt

Greece and creditors have failed to break their deadlock.
June 25, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis

Greece is the word in Brussels

Creditors put a "final" proposal to eurozone ministers after negotiations failed to yield an agreement to avert default.
June 25, 2015
Symbolbild EU Griechenland Tsipras mit Juncker Verhandlungen

Syriza defiant as debt deadline looms

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with international creditors, ahead of a top EU leaders' meet in Brussels.
June 25, 2015
Kudascheff Alexander Kommentarbild App

Another last chance

Alexander Kudascheff
Whether the emergency EU summit on Greece will bring a breakthrough is doubtful, says DW's Alexander Kudascheff.
June 22, 2015
Griechenland Athen Finanzminister Yanis Varoufakis Wirtschaftskonferenz

Merkel facing 'stark choice' on Greece

Greece's finance minister has said that it will be Germany's chancellor who will decide his country's eurozone fate.
June 21, 2015
ERT Open Rundfunk Griechenland

Greek public broadcaster back on air

Two years after falling victim to Greek austerity measures, the country's public broadcaster, ERT, is back.
June 11, 2015
Symbolbild zum Treffen Tsipras - Juncker in Brüssel

Grexit would be 'start of the end' for eurozone

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has warned in an interview of the costs to EU taxpayers if his country left the eurozone.
June 9, 2015
Greek PM A. Tsipras

Syriza shocked by lenders' demands

Syriza officials are not amused by demands made by Greece's creditors.
June 4, 2015
Finanzkrise Griechenland Symbolbild Flagge

Greece: 'no money' for IMF payments

Greece says it cannot make debt repayments to the IMF due next month without more aid from its foreign lenders.
May 24, 2015
Symbolbild Griechenland Schuldenkrise wachsender Nationalismus

Tsipras and the central bank

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants the head of the central bank's resignation.
May 22, 2015
Griechenland Symbolbild Stimmung

Greece needs new loan

A spokesman for the Greek government says it will have no choice but to default if a new loan isn't given by June.
May 20, 2015