The entry of three far-right parties into Parliament was a first for Greece since the end of the dictatorship era in 1974. The Spartiates (Spartans), Hellenic Solution and Niki won the confidence of 12.77% of voters, receiving a total of 34 seats.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis proved to be the right man at the right time when he was elected to lead New Democracy in 2016. The party needed someone who knew the mechanisms of politics from an early age and, at the same time, was seen as an outsider, a technocrat.
Greek stocks shook off the early pressure on Tuesday to follow the lead of banks and end the day with moderate growth.
Home sales are on track for a figure approaching 170,000 this year, meaning they will record the highest volume of sales since the late 2000s.rous
The new migration minister promised Tuesday to continue a “strict but fair” policy toward migration and attempts at illegal entry into the country, following conservative New Democracy’s sweeping re-election victory.
The new Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family will work on “strengthening the family” and on the “harmonization that must exist between professional and family life,” its first minister, Sofia Zacharaki, has said.
The outcome of Sunday’s election largely followed expectations, with no significant deviations from the May 21 election. However, regrettably, there is a notable difference compared to the previous election.
Greece’s ambassador to Albania has described the absence of the mayor-elect of the predominantly ethnic Greek city of Himare in southern Albania from the first meeting of its new council as a “great blow to the rule of law and the presumption of innocence.”
With all 17,258 valid votes cast by Greek citizens abroad in Sunday’s general election, conservative New Democracy emerged as the most popular party overseas with 43.23% of the vote, a slight increase on its 42.62% share in the May election.