Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis survives a no-confidence vote called by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras over a wiretapping scandal. 2023-01-27
Leader of the Opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis, from New Democracy, wins an absolute majority and is expected to be sworn in Prime Minister as incumbent Alexis Tsipras falls to second place. Far-right Golden Dawn loses all the seats they had in the Parliament. 2019-07-7
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a no-confidence vote after the Independent Greeks party quit the ruling coalition. 2019-01-16
The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, announces his resignation and calls a new election for September 20. 2015-08-20
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras calls Russian President Vladimir Putin in the wake of the referendum; Putin expresses his support for the Greek people in the call. Many western officials express concerns that, like Egypt, Greece may increase its ties to Russia at the expense of the west. Greece is a member of the NATO military alliance. 2015-07-6
A Greek court decrees that ERT can resume transmission, following a truncation of broadcast due to direct order from Antonis Samaras. 2013-06-18
Greek unions call for a general strike following the closure of public broadcaster ERT. 2013-06-13
The government of Greece shuts down the public radio and television broadcaster ERT, calling it a "haven of waste". 2013-06-12
Greek broadcaster ERT is shut as part of austerity measures. 2013-06-11
Greek leftist politician Alexis Tsipras, head of the Coalition of the Radical Left, begins a tour of European capitals. 2012-05-21