New Democracy is a liberal-conservative political party in Greece. In contemporary Greek politics,New Democracy has been the main centre-right to right-wing political party and one of the two major parties along with its historic rival,the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). New Democracy and PASOK were created in the wake of the toppling of the military junta in 1974,ruling Greece in succession for the next four decades. Following the electoral decline of PASOK,New Democracy remained one of the two major parties in Greece,the other being the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA). The party was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and in the same year it formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic. New Democracy is a member of the European People's Party,the largest European political party since 1999,the Centrist Democrat International,and the International Democracy Union.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Greece since 16 February 2024.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis is a Greek politician currently serving as the prime minister of Greece since July 2019,except for a month between May and June 2023. Mitsotakis has been president of the New Democracy party since 2016. He is generally associated with the centre-right,espousing economically liberal and socially liberal policies.
Spyridon-Adonis Georgiadis,commonly known as Adonis Georgiadis,is a Greek politician,author,publisher and former telemarketer. Often described as being on the far right of the political spectrum,he currently serves as Vice President of New Democracy and Minister for Health in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He previously served in the same cabinet as Minister for Labour and Social Security (2023–2024),Minister for Development and Investment in the First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis (2019–2023),Minister for Health in the Cabinet of Antonis Samaras (2013–2014) and Deputy Minister for Development,Competitiveness and Shipping in the Cabinet of Lucas Papademos (2011–2012).
Athanasios "Thanos" Plevris is a Greek politician and son of author Konstantinos Plevris who served as the Minister for Health under the cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2021 to 2023. Plevris is often described as a radical right and islamophobic voice in Greek politics.
The Capodistrias Museum –Center of Capodistrian Studies (Greek:ΜουσείοΚαποδίστρια–ΚέντροΚαποδιστριακώνΜελετών) is a museum dedicated to the memory and life's work of Ioannis Kapodistrias. It is located in the area Koukouritsa of Evropouli in Corfu,Greece. Τhe museum is dedicated to the life and work of Ioannis Kapodistrias who was the First Governor of Greece,Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire and a great diplomat,politician,physician.The property was donated by Maria Desylla-Kapodistria great granddaughter of Georgios Kapodistrias,younger brother of Ioannis Kapodistrias and the only one of the brothers who got married. The museum was established in 1981. Ioannis Kapodistrias' summer home in the rural area of Koukouritsa in his birthplace of Corfu,houses the museum,showcasing exhibits commemorating his life and accomplishments. Maria Desylla-Kapodistria,a former mayor of Corfu (1956–1959) and the first female mayor in Greece,donated the residence to the three primary cultural societies of Corfu. specifically for that purpose. The museum also functions as a centre for Kapodistrian and Corfiote studies.
Andreas Loverdos is a Greek politician who was Minister for Education and Religious Affairs from 2014 to 2015.
Evi Christofilopoulou is a Greek politician and Member of the Hellenic Parliament. Between 2013 and January 2015 she has been serving as Deputy Minister of Education,Lifelong learning and Religions in the Greek Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction.
The Agia Sophia Stadium,also known as OPAP Arena for sponsorship reasons and as AEK Arena for UEFA competitions,is the home stadium of AEK Athens. With an all-seater capacity of 32,500 it is the third largest football stadium overall in Greece. It is located in Nea Filadelfeia,a northwestern suburb of Athens,Greece. The new arena was built on the site of the former Nikos Goumas Stadium. The construction of the arena was completed in October 2022. Agia Sophia Stadium is the newest stadium built in Greece.
Nikos Androulakis is a Greek politician who serves as president of the PASOK –Movement for Change since 2021. He served also as Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2023.
Fotini "Fofi" Gennimata was a Greek politician who served as president of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) from 2015 to 2021. During her tenure as party leader,she also co-founded and led the Democratic Alignment and the Movement for Change,two successive political alliances of centre-left parties formed around PASOK. She was the daughter of Georgios Gennimatas,a high-profile government minister during the PASOK administrations of the 1980s and 1990s.
Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou is a Greek lawyer and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.
The First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in on 9 July 2019,following the Greek legislative election in July 2019. Kyriakos Mitsotakis,leader of New Democracy,was sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece on 8 July.
Katerina Sakellaropoulou is a Greek judge who has been the president of Greece since 13 March 2020. She was elected by the Hellenic Parliament to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020. Prior to her election as president,Sakellaropoulou served as president of the Council of State,the highest administrative court of Greece. She is the country's first female president.
Ioannis Vroutsis,commonly shortened to Giannis (Γιάννης),is a Greek economist,lawyer and politician serving as Alternate Minister for Sport in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from July 2023. He has served as a member of parliament for the Cyclades since 16 September 2007.
Lina Mendoni is a Greek politician who served as Minister of Culture and Sports in the cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2019 to 2023.
Zoe Rapti is a Greek lawyer and politician,who has been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for the New Democracy party for Athens B1 since 2019. She served as Deputy Minister for Mental Health in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2020 to 2023.
The 2022 Greek surveillance scandal,sometimes called Predatorgate or Greek Watergate,refers to the prolonged and en masse monitoring of individuals prominent in the Greek political scene,along with multiple public persons,including the president of the social democratic party,PASOK,Nikos Androulakis,the journalists Thanassis Koukakis and Stavros Michaloudis,as well as members of the government and close affiliates of Kyriakos Mitsotakis,among others,via the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP) or the Predator spyware.
Nikos Papathanasis is a Greek politician and is currently the Alternate Minister of Development and Investments in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Ioanna Lytrivi is a Greek politician from New Democracy. She was elected to the Hellenic Parliament from the National List in the June 2023 Greek legislative election,after contesting Arcadia constituency.
