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New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis regains an absolute majority of 158 seats and is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister for a second term after previously handing his premiership to Ioannis Sarmas last month.
2023-06-25

Greeks head to the polls for the second time this year to elect the 300 members of the Hellenic Parliament.
2023-06-25

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis survives a no-confidence vote called by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras over a wiretapping scandal.
2023-01-27

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cancels high-level talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accusing Mitsotakis of consistently using Greek jets to violate Turkey's airspace. Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had also accused Greece of violating the airspace of demilitarized zones in the Aegean Sea yesterday.
2022-06-1

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a near-full lockdown in the Attica region, which includes the capital Athens, from February 11 until February 28. All schools, churches, hair salons, and retail stores, with the exception of supermarkets and pharmacies, are ordered to close; and restaurants are only allowed to offer delivery services.
2021-02-9

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declares a one-month partial lockdown in Athens and other major cities beginning next week. Under the rules, restaurants, bars and gyms would be closed beginning November 3. However, in contrast to the first lockdown, travel within the country will not be affected and schools and shops will remain open. In the rest of the country, masks will become mandatory and a curfew will be imposed from midnight to 5:00 a.m. local time.
2020-10-31

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

The Hellenic Parliament approves (with 222 yes votes) Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras's bailout package, despite opposition by almost one-third of his Syriza party. This third bailout plan is almost identical to the one rejected by the Greek people in the referendum. Tsipras will seek a vote of confidence following the country's August 20th payment to the European Central Bank.
2015-08-14

The new Greek prime minister, Lucas Papademos, wins a vote of confidence in Parliament, opening the way for his government of national unity to take the steps to restore financial stability in Greece.
2011-11-16

The Hellenic Parliament rejects a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou following a failed attempt to hold a referendum on a Eurozone bailout.
2011-11-4