ELECTIONS


Asimakopoulou states email data came from ND party official
NEWS

A New Democracy MEP who earlier this month said she would not be contesting in the upcoming European Parliament elections following allegations that she violated data protection regulations by sending a mass email to Greek voters living overseas has said that she received the email addresses from a party colleague in late January 2024.



Why local elections could be critical for Turkey’s political future
PODCASTS

Ayla Jean Yackley, an Istanbul-based journalist covering Turkey with stories in The Financial Times, Politico, and other major outlets, joins Thanos Davelis to look at why we should be paying attention to Turkey’s upcoming elections, which could be critical for the country’s politics – from the ruling party to the opposition.



All candidates get contact lists, no questions asked
NEWS

The storm raised by a conservative Eurodeputy’s emailing Greeks resident abroad, who will be able to vote by mail for the first time in June’s European Parliament elections, is a reminder that lists of names, with addresses, phone numbers and emails, are in the hands of every political candidate.

Resilient anachronisms
OPINION

Before email and messaging, we had regular mail and envelopes, which candidates for the national or European Parliament would send off to voters, only so they could form huge piles in the entrances to our apartment buildings.


Yes to digital consultation, internal referendums
STEFANOS KASSELAKIS

In an interview with Kathimerini, SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis declares that he is ready to sit at the same table with other progressive parties, provided they respect his party’s role as the main opposition.