"A huge political, economic, and defense scandal," was how SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras characterized the contracts for the purchase of six German-designed Type-214 submarines by Greece.

SYRIZA president Alexis Tsipras launched a scathing attack against the govwernment over its education policies, after meting with the board of the union of primary school teachers DOE.

"My highest duty is to defend democracy and the Greek people from the oncoming storm,' stated the President of the Republic, Karolos Papoulias, while welcoming SYRIZA president Alexis Tsipras to the presidential mansion.