Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday admitted that the ruling Conservatives fell short of the target set by himself before the European Elections, citing a record abstention and protest vote as possible causes.
Voters across Europe cast their ballots on Sunday in an election for the European Parliament that is likely to shift the assembly to the right and boost the numbers of euroskeptic nationalists among its members.
Four children were injured in the Attica suburb of Koropi on Sunday during a party at a venue that was operating illegally.
Nicosia saw the lowest voter turnout among all districts in Sunday’s European Parliament elections, marking a concerning trend in civic participation.
Initial results from Sunday’s ballots show that none of the big three parties have reached their stated goals, although all may try to spin a positive narrative from them.
All three lanes of the east-bound carriageway on the Athens-Corinth highway were given back to motorists heading for the capital on Sunday afternoon to facilitate voters returning from their native towns and villages to their place of residence.
The first exit polls in Cyprus showed that 24-year-old influencer Fidias Panayiotou, who runs as an independent candidate, landed in the third place securing a seat in the European Parliament.
The next heads of the European Union will have to give answers to major challenges.
Socialist PASOK expressed reserved optimism after the publication of the official exit poll for Sunday’s European Parliament vote, expressing satisfaction with its improved performance – albeit by a small margin.
A candidate running for a seat in European Parliament with the Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace (KIEF) was arrested on Sunday for allegedly handing out pre-marked ballots outside a polling station in Rodopi.