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Parties face up to victory and defeat in preparation for fresh elections The campaign season has kicked off anew in Greece, with political parties still digesting the surprise result of polls on Sunday, which gave the outgoing administration of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis a commanding lead but failed to produce a new government.
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Fresh elections on the cards as SYRIZA reluctantly confronts full scale of defeat Greece is headed for a re-run of last Sunday’s elections after the two main parties turned down the opportunity to start coalition talks.
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Mitsotakis eyes majority in second vote as SYRIZA reels from crushing defeat Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis indicated no desire to form a governing coalition after his New Democracy party’s resounding win in Sunday’s elections and will, instead, lead the conservatives into a second vote later this summer, where he looks set to win an outright majority to govern Greece for another four years.
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Resounding win for Mitsotakis, who has majority comfortably in reach Sunday’s elections brought a resounding victory for New Democracy and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, while delivering a major blow to the main opposition party SYRIZA.
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SYRIZA on defensive as election campaign draws to close Campaigning for Sunday’s elections was due to end on Friday with SYRIZA on the defensive over its economic plans, which was symptomatic of a campaign during which the opposition parties have failed to show any consistency or success in steering the main narrative around the May 21 vote, apparently to the benefit of the ruling New Democracy party.
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Polls give ND clear lead as SYRIZA struggles to shape narrative With just two more days of campaigning to go before Greeks vote in national elections, the ruling New Democracy party looks set to win a second term, though it may have to wait for a second run to secure a majority.
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Parties step up battle for voters in election home stretch With just a few days left until the May 21 elections, the jousting between the two main parties is becoming more intense.
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Mitsotakis makes direct play for PASOK voters as SYRIZA questions opinion polls New Democracy appears confident that winning over wavering centrist voters, rather than seeking a formal coalition with PASOK, is the tactic that will secure the party another term in government.
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Buoyed by polls, Mitsotakis rejects option of coalition with PASOK after first elections A week before Greeks vote in what is likely to be the first of at least two general elections this summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, perhaps buoyed by a seemingly strong position in the opinion polls, has dismissed the idea of forming a coalition with centre-left PASOK.
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Tsipras seizes on PM's surveillance comments in last-ditch attempt to boost poll hopes A series of seemingly unguarded comments by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a televised debate has rekindled opposition attacks over the government’s role in the surveillance of journalists and politicians.