Difference between revisions of "2023"

Revision as of 21:19, February 12, 2023

January 16: The funeral of former King Constantine II is held in Athens.
January 27: The government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis survives a no-confidence motion put forth by opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, over a wiretapping scandal targeting politicians, army top brass and journalists.
January 27: Stefanos Tsitsipas defeats Karen Khachanov to reach the final of the Australian Open.
January 27: Fitch Ratings upgrade Greece’s credit rating to BB+ with a stable outlook.
January 29: Stefanos Tsitsipas loses to Serbia's Novak Djokovic 3-0 sets in the final of the Australian Open.

February 5: The first round of the presidential elections is held in Cyprus. Nikos Christodoulides receives 32.04% of the vote. Andreas Mavroyiannis finishes second with 29.60%. The two will meet in a runoff.
February 8: The Hellenic Parliament passes a controversial bill barring parties from the legislature whose leaders have been convicted of serious crimes and are deemed a potential threat to democracy. The measure is aimed specifically at the "National Party - Hellenes" party whose leader, Elias Kasidiaris, is currently in jail.
February 9: A Greek EMAK mission flies out to Turkey, in the aftermath of a 7.8 earthquake, to assist in rescue operations.
February 12: Nikos Christodoulides is elected President of Cyprus defeating Andreas Mavroyiannis. Christodoulides received 51.97% of the vote to 48.03% of his opponent.

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 *[[February 8]]: The [[Hellenic Parliament]] passes a controversial bill barring parties from the legislature whose leaders have been convicted of serious crimes and are deemed a potential threat to democracy. The measure is aimed specifically at the "National Party - Hellenes" party whose leader, [[Elias Kasidiaris]], is currently in jail.
 *[[February 9]]: A Greek EMAK mission flies out to Turkey, in the aftermath of a 7.8 earthquake, to assist in rescue operations.
+*[[February 12]]: [[Nikos Christodoulides]] is elected [[President of Cyprus]] defeating [[Andreas Mavroyiannis]]. [[Nikos Christodoulides|Christodoulides]] received 51.97% of the vote to 48.03% of his opponent.
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