From the archive: Golden Dawn: the rise and fall of Greece’s neo-Nazis – podcast
From 2020: A decade ago, violent racists exploited a national crisis and entered mainstream politics in Greece. The party is now crumbling – but its success remains a warning
June 2023
Alexis Tsipras steps down as Syriza leader after Greek election rout
New Greek PM vows to press ahead with ambitious reforms
‘An even bigger margin’: Mitsotakis set to win majority in Greek election
Europe’s lurch to the right rolls on. Only unity on the left can stop it
Simon Tisdall
May 2023
‘Not something I’m proud of’: six Greeks explain their election choice
Economic policies seemed to swing it with voters as PM’s party finishes 20 percentage points ahead of the left opposition
The Guardian view on the Greek election: the new hegemony
Editorial: A handsome victory for the centre-right is dismal news for those who have suffered from years of austerity
Greek PM seeks new poll in push for absolute majority after election win
Greek centre-right party falls short of majority in general election
Greek PM survives confidence vote but phone-tapping scandal rumbles on
Greek government faces confidence vote over spying row
January 2022
Greek government faces confidence vote after botched blizzard response
Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras files censure motion, also citing poor handling of wildfires and pandemic
December 2021
Rights and freedom
Calls for femicide to become separate crime in Greece mount as two more women killed
‘It has to be recognised as a term and as a crime’, says government opposition, after unprecedented number of women murdered by partners
June 2021
Controversial new labour laws set to shake up working life in Greece
Critics claim employment law reforms will abolish eight-hour day and are ‘Thatcherite policies on steroids’
February 2021
Greek PM criticised for lunch that breached Covid restrictions
Kyriakos Mitsotakis went to the event that media reports say far exceeded the limit on gatherings
March 2020
The long read
Golden Dawn: the rise and fall of Greece’s neo-Nazis
The long read: A decade ago, violent racists exploited a national crisis and entered mainstream politics in Greece. The party has since been caught up in the biggest trial of Nazis since Nuremberg, and is now crumbling – but its success remains a warning
January 2020
Progressive judge to become Greece's first female president
Katerina Sakellaropoulou nominated for top post as PM says ‘time has come for Greece to open up to the future’
August 2019
Dominic Cummings reminds me of Yanis Varoufakis – he could face the same fate
Duncan Weldon
Greece scraps law banning police from university campuses
The long readGolden Dawn: the rise and fall of Greece’s neo-NazisThe long read: A decade ago, violent racists exploited a national crisis and entered mainstream politics in Greece. The party has since been caught up in the biggest trial of Nazis since Nuremberg, and is now crumbling – but its success remains a warning
