Amid raised cameras and mobile phones, and to the sounds of “Zorba the Greek,” Maria Karystianou walked alongside supporters gathered at Thessaloniki's Aristotelous Square outside the Olympion Theater, where the founding event of the new political party Hope for Democracy took place.

Amid raised cameras and mobile phones, and to the sounds of “Zorba the Greek,” Maria Karystianou walked alongside supporters gathered at Thessaloniki's Aristotelous Square outside…

Political parties across the country’s ideological spectrum on Friday dismissed the launch of a new political movement by Maria Karystianou, with officials questioning its…