Boy, 3, injured by car outside polling station in Crete
A 3-year-old boy was slightly injured on Sunday in a traffic accident outside a polling station in Ierapetra on the island of Crete, shortly before noon.
Mitsotakis wins big, will seek outright majority in second election
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party won a landslide election victory Sunday but without enough parliamentary seats to form a government, indicated he will seek a second election hoping to consolidate his victory without the need for a coalition partner.
Ruling Conservatives set for big win, but majority unlikely
Greece’s ruling New Democracy party was set for a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday, early results showed, defeating the opposition Syriza but likely to fall below the threshold to form a government on its own.
Olympiakos loses the Euroleague crown at the bitter end
Sergio Llull’s basket three seconds from the end broke the Reds’ hearts in the Euroleague final at Kaunas, as Real Madrid beat Olympiakos 79-78 on Sunday to win its 11th European crown.
Instant analysis: why New Democracy won
At New Democracy HQ, satisfaction over the wider than expected winning margin was evident.
Reluctance to take up new posts
Unemployment remains high, but DYPA employment counselors are finding it very difficult to meet the demands of businesses or staff training programs.
End of cash’s reign boosts revenues
Electronic transactions help increase value-added tax revenues and contain the shadow economy, Finance Ministry data from the first quarter of the year show.
Why the voting age should be 21
There are certain things in life that are so evident that they warrant no explanation. They should not require a search for arguments to justify their existence or practice.
Conservative party in lead but unlikely to form government outright
Exit polls in Greece’s parliamentary elections show Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative party is in the lead but is unlikely to win enough seats in parliament to form a government outright.
The political race as it played out on social media
A study by the Reuters Institute and the University of Oxford published last year showed that 71% of the public in Greece gets its information from social media.