A new political landscape
The huge win by New Democracy in Sunday’s election creates a whole different political landscape than the one most pundits were predicting.
Surprise performance for two minor parties
The performance of two parties in particular that did not hold seats in the previous parliament was one of the major surprises of Sunday’s general election, despite narrowly missing the 3 percent threshold to enter parliament.
Expert sees ‘devastating’ election result for SYRIZA, cautions over lack of scrutiny on government
According to Wolfango Piccoli, co-president at financial advisory firm Teneo, Sunday’s election result had a “devastating” impact on the SYRIZA leftist opposition, while leaving New Democracy in a dominant position with limited scrutiny.
Dendias in Brussels for Foreign Affairs Council
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is scheduled to attend the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the European Union in Brussels on Monday, as confirmed by a statement from the Foreign Ministry.
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Conservative party of Greek prime minister in big election lead, to seek outright majority
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party scored a landslide election victory Sunday but without the seats in Parliament to win outright, indicated he will seek a second election in a bid to consolidate victory without a coalition partner.
Greece’s ‘Erdoganization’ now complete, says Varoufakis
The “Erdoganization and Orbanization of Greece is now complete,” former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said, in his first reaction to the election results that saw his MeRA25 party limp to 8th place and lose its presence in parliament.
ND dominates diaspora vote in Greek legislative elections
The participation rate of overseas residents in the 2023 elections has reached 79.6%, according to official data.
Cyprus President Christodoulides congratulates Mitsotakis
Cyprus’ president Nikos Christodoulides has congratulated Kyriakos Mitsotakis on winning Sunday’s general election. In a tweet, the director of the Cypriot presidency’s press office, Victor Papadopoulos, said that Christodoulides called the New Democracy leader to congratulate him on his and his party’s victory.
After no outright victory, Greek PM to get mandate for coalition
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due on Monday to receive an official mandate to try form a coalition government after falling short of an absolute majority win in Sunday’s election.