The European Commission has called on Greek authorities to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into fresh allegations of illegal migrant pushbacks, stated Ylva Johansson, the EU’s Home Affairs Commissioner, on Monday.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday he will not seek to form a coalition government following this weekend’s election, paving the way for a second vote in June he hopes his conservative party will win outright.
Paris 2024 organizers have been planning to install the Olympic flame on the Eiffel Tower, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. The source added that the flame would not be put at the top of the Eiffel Tower, for technical reasons.
Police in the northern peninsula of Halkidiki are investigating a possible murder-suicide, in which a man shot his wife dead before turning the gun on himself in front of their 8-year-old child.
Authorities on Crete have said that the returning officer from one polling station is missing, along with the bag containing the votes cast. The officer was assigned to the 198th polling station, which was based at the 13th Primary School in Iraklio, the island’s biggest city.
Greek stocks and government bonds rallied sharply on Monday, cheering the ruling New Democracy party’s election showing. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ party fell just short of a majority in Sunday’s vote, making a second election likely. But with its lead larger than polls predicted, analysts expect New Democracy to win an outright majority.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to return a three-day mandate to form a coalition government just hours after receiving it from President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
As leader of the first party, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to receive an official mandate to try to form a coalition government from President Katerina Sakellaropoulou at 12.30 p.m.
Kostas A. Karamanlis, who resigned as transport minister following the tragic train collision in Tempe in February, appears to be on track for re-election as an MP in Serres, northern Greece.
With PASOK’s ratings increasing by more than 40% compared to 2019, there is a clear possibility now it could be catapulted back to being the main opposition party.