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Greece’s leftists eye second vote instead of coalition
Greece’s leftists are set to receive an official mandate to form a coalition government after an inconclusive national election but are expected to seek a second vote instead. The conservative …
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Post election Athens stock market to its highest in almost a decade
Greece’s prime minister said Monday he was seeking a fresh election as early as June 25, a day after his party’s biggest electoral triumph in years left him five seats …
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Five takeaways from Greece’s May 21 election
A crushing victory in Greece’s Sunday elections by the conservative New Democracy party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will nevertheless lead to a new ballot in a month, as the …
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Greece eyes new vote as PM to seek absolute majority
A day after national elections, Greece on Monday was bracing for a new ballot which vote-winner Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ party is poised to seek in order to govern alone. …
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Greece PM eyes new polls for absolute majority after win
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his conservative party unleashed a “political earthquake” with a thumping win at Sunday’s election, as he hinted that he would seek a new ballot …
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Mitsotakis favourite as Greece heads to uncertain polls
Greece votes Sunday in a general election that could deliver a chaotic outcome, with the leading candidate, conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, unlikely to garner a lead wide enough to …
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Greece recovers hundreds of antiquities from art thief
Greece said it has recovered hundreds of looted Neolithic to Byzantine artefacts including a second century bronze statue of Alexander the Great from a notorious British antiquities dealer after a …
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‘Apathy and indifference’: Greece’s disillusioned voters
Greek elections have a reputation of being raucous affairs, with loud arguments at taverns or street protests – but the vibe is muted ahead of Sunday’s polls, as voters doubt …
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Greek rivals in final push before Sunday vote
Greece’s outgoing conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and leftist challenger Alexis Tsipras will make a final push for votes at closing rallies on Friday, ahead of the most uncertain general …
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British woman goes missing on Greek island of Kalymnos – family desperate for answers
A 75-year-old British woman, Susan Hart, has gone missing while visiting the Greek island of Kalymnos. She disappeared on April 30 after taking a ferry to the island of Telendos …