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.
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.
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.
The huge win by New Democracy in Sunday’s election creates a whole different political landscape than the one most pundits were predicting.
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.
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.
The participation rate of overseas residents in the 2023 elections has reached 79.6%, according to official data.
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.