On the poll field: 25 June, 21 Could
The occasion of incumbent Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Nea Dimokratia (ND, centre-right), got here out on high in parliamentary elections held on 21 Could, with 40.79 p.c of the vote. The occasion received 146 of the 300 parliamentary seats, ending 20 factors forward of SYRIZA in second place. Whereas they might have misplaced twelve seats for the reason that earlier election, ND have emerged with barely a scratch contemplating what the polls had urged, in addition to a number of incidents which dented its popularity in recent times, not least the latest practice crash in Larissa.
Mitsotakis now faces the troublesome job of forming a authorities that excludes his left-wing opponents. If he fails, a second vote must be known as, the winner of which might obtain a bonus of fifty seats – sufficient to make sure an absolute majority for Nea Dimokratia.Â
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