Shadow Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras

By Costas Iordanidis

New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras indicated on Thursday that he has no intention of quitting but said he would discuss the circumstances surrounding the conservative party?s election defeat on January 25, when it gained 8.5 percentage points less than SYRIZA.

By Costas Iordanidis

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has seized on comments by Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan as evidence that not just ?progressive economists and the European Left? are coming round to his party?s argument that the European Union needs to hold a meeting to discuss how to reduce the debt of some of its members, including Greece.

Arne Delfs, Nikos Chrysoloras & Rebecca Christie

Chancellor Angela Merkel is convinced that Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras will do business with other euro-region governments if he wins next week?s election, German officials said, as a cash crunch looms for his country.

With less than two weeks to go until critical snap elections, political parties are to ratchet up their rhetoric following a weekend of vehement campaigning that included Prime Minister Antonis Samaras pledging a series of tax cuts as part of a ?roadmap for a post-bailout Greece.?

By Marco Bertacche & Eleni Chrepa

Greek anti-austerity SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras isn?t ?frightened? by possible market turmoil in case of victory at the January 25 general election.

By Nikos Chrysoloras, Jenny Paris & Antonis Galanopoulos

A Greek political party founded less than a year ago that might end up deciding the makeup of the next government won?t lend support to any coalition willing to gamble with the country?s place in the euro, its leader said.

By Jonathan Stearns and Nikos Chrysoloras

Frances Moschou, who supported Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in national elections in 2012, may now represent a bad omen for him as he fights for political survival.

By Leon Mangasarian

Greece?s political parties embarked on a flash campaign for elections in less than three weeks that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said will determine the fate of the country?s membership in the euro currency area.