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Kyriakos Mitsotakis Re-elected as Prime Minister of Greece

Published on 27 Jun 2023

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  • Greece’s conservative New Democracy party, led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has won the parliamentary election on 25 June 2023.
  • Syriza, a radical leftist party that previously ran the country, suffered a significant defeat, securing less than New Democracy with a difference of over 20 points.
  • Mitsotakis, a former banker, has pledged to boost revenue from tourism, generate employment, and increase wages to reach the European Union average.
  • The election saw fringe parties from the political left and right, including an anti-immigrant party called the Spartans, gaining seats in Parliament.
  • This election was the second in five weeks, following a previous poll on May 21 that did not result in any party securing an absolute majority in Parliament.
Source: SarkariPariksha