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Greece’s ‘earthquake’ of an election: a right-wing triumph

Not long ago, Greece was Europe’s “economic and political problem child”, said Alan Posener in Die Welt (Berlin). The 2010 debt crisis had led to a 25% contraction in its economy – unemployment had hit 27%; people were rioting in the streets – and as a condition of receiving the massive bailouts…

The Week

New Greek parliament convenes, only to be dissolved as early as Monday

Newly elected Greek lawmakers were sworn in Sunday but the Parliament in which they sit may be dissolved as early as Monday, ahead of fresh elections on June 25

The Independent UK

A stunning election result for Greece’s prime minister

Kyriakos Mitsotakis deserves his unexpected triumph

The Economist

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Senior judge to lead Greek caretaker government until fresh June election

Ioannis Sarmas appointed to replace outgoing prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after inconclusive ballot

The Guardian - UK

Greece appoints caretaker PM ahead of June repeat election

Greece's president appointed a caretaker prime minister on Wednesday to form a government that will lead the country to a repeat election on June 25, after last weekend's inconclusive vote.

Reuters

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

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

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‘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 conservatives clear an ‘open road’ to political supremacy

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s party routed left-wing Syriza in election and is expected to do it again in a repeat vote.

Al Jazeera

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

Greek PM seeks new poll in push for absolute majority after election win

Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will not try to form coalition after his party fell five seats short of majority

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

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Al Jazeera

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

AFP

Greece eyes new vote as PM seeks absolute majority

Athens (AFP) - 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 short of being able to produce a single-party government.

WEKU

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

ABC News

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis flags second election despite landslide poll win for New Democracy party

Greek voters will have go to the polls again after the ruling New Democracy party scored a landslide election win at the weekend, but still fell short of the seats needed to form a majority government

Reuters

Mitsotakis hoping to rule solo with victory in second Greek vote

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