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Stung by election defeat, Greek opposition forced to pass on chance to form government

Greece’s opposition leader has received and rejected an invitation to form the country’s next government

The Independent UK

Will there be a 3rd My Big Fat Greek Wedding?

All you need to know about the next instalment in the rom-com franchise from first-look images to trailer

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Greece island hopping: A guide to the best routes and how to explore Greek culture

With 227 inhabited islands in total and six main island regions, Greece offers almost too much choice. Lucy Thackray lays out some of the best routes to help you plan your next island-hopping adventure

The Independent UK

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Greek opposition parties unable to form alliance, new election seen

Greece's two main opposition parties on Tuesday turned down mandates offered to them to form a coalition government, setting the stage for a second election in June after an inconclusive vote on May 21.

Reuters

‘Not something I’m proud of’: six Greeks explain their election choice

Economic policies seemed to swing it with voters as PM’s party finishes 20 percentage points ahead of the left opposition

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Greek election: the new hegemony

Editorial: A handsome victory for the centre-right is dismal news for those who have suffered from years of austerity

The Guardian - UK

Greek vote shows public mellowing from crisis-era anger

A resounding defeat of radical parties in Greece's election on Sunday has shown voters have mellowed after more than 15 years of fuming over austerity triggered by a crippling debt crisis.

Reuters

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EU calls for independent inquiry into Greece ‘pushback’ of asylum seekers

Officials make formal request to Athens for investigation after video purports to show people abandoned at sea

The Guardian - UK

Centre-left politics has been dealt a crushing blow in Greece. What can we learn from it?

The Syriza party did worse than most thought possible, says Marina Prentoulis, a politics professor at the University of East Anglia

The Guardian - UK

Greek PM’s election win driven by recovery from economic crisis

The electorate have credited Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his conservative party with building back from disaster

The Guardian - UK

Greece’s Mitsotakis seeks second vote after election win

Despite winning Sunday’s vote, the governing New Democracy party fell short of winning an absolute majority.

Al Jazeera

Greek PM calls for new elections after winning broad but inconclusive victory

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called for new elections "possibly on June 25", a day after his conservative New Democracy party fell short of winning an absolute majority.

Radio France Internationale

Virgin Voyages launches third cruise ship with spa, pyjama parties and themed brunch

Virgin Voyages has launched its third cruise ship Resilient Lady with a maiden voyage in Greece but it's not the only new ship coming for Sir Richard Branson's cruise line

Daily Mirror

Greece's ruling center-right party wins elections but still seeks a majority

Greece's center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected Monday to seek a second national election within weeks, as he lacks the majority in Parliament to govern alone.

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The Independent UK

Greece's center-right in landslide election victory, but will need new vote to form government

Despite inflicting the most crushing defeat in half a century on the opposition, Greece’s center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to seek a second election within weeks, as he lacks the majority in Parliament to govern alone

The New Daily

Greece PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis falls short of absolute majority in election win

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to receive an official mandate to try to form a coalition government.

The Independent UK

Greece prime minister Mitsotakis hails election victory as ‘political earthquake’

Mitsokais’ party fell just short of majority required to form government on its own, as the fate of the new government still hangs in limbo

Al Jazeera

Greece’s conservative party wins big in national election

The ruling New Democracy party secures commanding victory, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hints at new poll.

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The Guardian - UK

Greek centre-right party falls short of majority in general election

Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s party on 40% share against Syriza on 20

Evening Standard

Greece elections:Prime Minister hails big victory but will seek fresh election to win majority

Kyriakos Mitsotakis makes clear he wants to govern without the involvement of other parties after winning with 40 per cent of the vote

Reuters

Greek conservatives win parliamentary election

Greece's conservative New Democracy party achieved a crushing victory in a national election on Sunday, official results showed.

Reuters

Greek conservatives lead in national election-exit poll

Greek conservatives were leading over the leftist Syriza in elections on Sunday, a joint exit poll by six polling agencies showed.

Bristol Post

Westcountry gran found dead after going missing in Greece

Susan Hart, 74, from Bath, vanished while on holiday with her husband on April 30

Daily Mirror

Missing Brit gran who vanished on holiday with husband found dead in Greece

Susan Hart and her Swiss husband Ed had been visiting the island of Kalymnos, in the Aegean sea, when she vanished without a trace leaving the family fearing the worst

The Guardian - UK

As Greece goes to the polls, scandal, disaster and apathy eat into PM’s lead

Economic resurgence may not be enough to win Kyriakos Mitsotakis a new term in Sunday’s election

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