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EXPLAINER: Greece gears for election on May 21, how the system works

ATHENS Reuters) - Greece will hold a parliamentary election in May, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday, with the country gearing up for a vote which is unlikely to produce an outright winner immediately .

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Greeks to vote in parliamentary elections in May as PM's popularity slides

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday called parliamentary elections for May 21, saying he wanted a clean slate to push through further reforms after four years at the helm.

Reuters

Greek prime minister calls general election for May 21

Greece’s center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called a general election on May 21 in the aftermath of a train disaster that has reduced his party’s long-standing majority in opinion polls

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Tell us about a trip off the beaten track in Greece – you could win a holiday voucher

Share details of a favourite Greek escape – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

The Guardian - UK

Toy shark plays with scientists’ reputations

The scientific community is all at sea over a study claiming a rare goblin shark washed ashore on a beach in Greece. Shark experts and internet sleuths have come together to investigate the discovery, suggesting that the specimen might, in fact, be a child's toy.

The New Daily

Violence in Greece over efforts to preserve ancient heritage of Mykonos

Attack on archaeologist in Athens is thought to be linked to developers’ ‘out-of-control’ clamour to exploit island

The Guardian - UK

Vatican returns ancient Parthenon sculptures to Greece

Greece repeats calls for return of Elgin Marbles after Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures

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The top chef who has launched a new market stall selling incredible wraps

The chef behind Ya Souvlaki has worked in top restaurants in Greece, France, Italy and Norway

Wales Online

Greece welcomes back ancient art amid pressure on British Museum

The restitution of Parthenon artefacts from the Vatican increases pressure on the British Museum to return marbles.

Al Jazeera

With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art

Greece has welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago

The Independent UK

Jet2 launches huge spring sale with 50% off holidays to Turkey, Portugal, Greece & more

Holidaymakers will need to book before April 6

Liverpool Echo

Is This One Of Europe's Most Spectacular Golf Destinations?

With two new Olazabal-designed golf courses plus more fine hotels, Costa Navarino in Greece continues to go from strength to strength

Golf Monthly

Naked women have long been seen as a threat – today’s puritanism is just the latest cycle of western history

In the middle of the fourth century BC, an ancient Greek woman named Phryne cast off her clothes and walked naked into the sea at the Festival of Poseidon. While it earned her a job as nude model for one of Greece’s top artists, it also landed her in court…

The Conversation

Indulge in the food of Ancient Greece at a new London dining experience

The Labyrinth menu at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park offers food inspired by the delicacies of Ancient Greece

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Daily Record

Fotis Ioannidis in Celtic transfer address as Panathinaikos striker leaves door open to Parkhead switch

The Greece international is out of contract next summer and has been touted with a move to Scotland.

The Guardian - UK

Artist of the voting world: Albania’s PM Edi Rama mixes paint with politics

This week Rama debuts exhibition in Greece and will be first Albanian PM to visit 10 Downing Street

Chronicle Live

Travel rules for Spain, Greece, France and Portugal holidays ahead of Easter

There are still a number of rules and regulations which visitors must abide by when travelling abroad - as well as a litany of post-Brexit changes

Daily Record

Travel rules in Spain, France, Greece and Portugal for those going on Easter holidays

With the Easter holidays just around the corner, here are travel rules in popular hotspots.

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Daily Mirror

Spain, France, Greece and Portugal travel rules ahead of Easter holidays

Make sure you're on top of coronavirus travel rules and recommendations when heading to the Continent, and post-Brexit passport rules that could see you blocked from entering

Reuters

Greece restarts suspended train services after deadly crash

Greece reopened some train routes on Wednesday, three weeks after a deadly train crash forced authorities to suspend all rail service across the country over safety concerns.

Reuters

Trapped and jobless, Gaza youths look for a way out

Sabreen Abu Jazar was only hours from completing the perilous journey from Gaza to meet her husband in Europe last month when her migrant boat flipped and sank 100 metres from the Greek coast. Her body was finally returned home this week.

WEKU

After Greece's worst train crash, young Greeks rally for change ahead of elections

Young people throughout Greece have staged large protests following last month's collision near the city of Larissa, which killed 57 people, many of them students.

The Independent UK

After Greek rail disaster, trains gradually restart

Train services in Greece resumed Wednesday for the first time since a deadly rail disaster three weeks ago

Reuters

Greece to have elections in May, prime minister says

Greece will hold general elections in May, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a television interview on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Belgravia townhouse once home to exiled Greek princess for sale ‘for the first time in a generation’ at £39.5 million

The palatial Eaton Square townhouse was once home to Prince Philip’s cousin, Princess Katherine of Greece, who lived in London as Lady Katherine Brandram

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