Stavros Papastavros

Conservatives hold emergency meeting on economy

Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras convened an emergency meeting on the economy at the New Democracy?s headquarters on Tuesday.

Taking part in the meeting were former Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, former Alternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras and Samaras?s aides, Stavros Papastavros and Chrysanthos Lazaridis.

Two Samaras aides to be left off ND's state list of candidates

Two of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras?s closest advisers, Chrysanthos Lazaridis and Stavros Papastavros, will not be included on the party?s state list of candidates for the January 25 elections, Kathimerini understands.

Candidates on the state list do not compete for votes in the elections but are elected based on the share of the vote the party receives.