Athens decries extension of mayor’s detention{TITLA} The extension of the detention of Fredi Beleri, the recently elected ethnic Greece mayor of Himara in Albania, “is contrary to the common sense of justice and the European concept of the rule of law,” the Greek Foreign Ministry underlined in a statement on Monday.
Restrictions in road traffic in central Athens will come into effect for nearly four months as of May 23 to facilitate the construction of the future Alexandras’ metro station, police on Monday.
The benchmark of the Greek stock market soared to levels unseen since July 2014 on Monday thanks to the election result on Sunday that has opened the way for ruling New Democracy to score a new four-year mandate.
Greece turned a page yesterday. Beyond New Democracy’s resounding victory, which is due mainly to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, two big circles came to a close with Sunday’s election: the Metapolitefsi and Greece’s bankruptcy.
Sunday’s election marked the first time that Greek voters expressed such disapprobation for the main opposition and rewarded the incumbent party with a higher percentage of support.
European Parliament chief Roberta Metsola congratulated Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his election win on Sunday’s voting, saying Greece needs a “strong government.”
The United States said it looks forward to deepening its cooperation with the government that Greeks will elect in a statement issued on Monday.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday evening to return the mandate to form a government having been instructed to do so earlier the same day.
Almost eight out of 10 borrowers (78%) who purchased a home with a loan in 2022 chose a fixed interest rate of at least five years.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declined to seek a coalition on Monday following this weekend’s inconclusive election, paving the way for a second vote in June that he hopes his conservative party will win outright.