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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 …
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Mistsotakis: a choice between ‘stability’ with New Democracy or ‘chaos’ if Syriza are elected
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday addressed citizens of Naoussa, and said that the issue was one of “stability v. chaos” ahead of Sunday’s national elections. Mitsotakis emphasised that …