Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out an early election following New Democracy’s disappointing result in the European Parliament elections. He emphasised his commitment to four-year cycles and hinted at a potential cabinet reshuffle to implement the government’s policy program.
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Near-final results from Greece indicate that the governing center-right New Democracy (ND) party is leading comfortably in the EU Parliamentary election, securing just under 28% of the vote. This, however, marks a decline from the 33% they achieved in the previous election—a benchmark the party leadership had hoped to meet in Sunday’s poll.
Around 373 million EU citizens are eligible to vote in the European Parliament elections from June 6-9. The elections will determine the 720 members of the only directly elected body of the EU, which negotiates laws, approves budgets, and has significant oversight powers. Current projections suggest the centre-right European People’s Party will win the most seats, followed by the centre-left Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
Around 400 million Europeans are set to vote in what could be one of the…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during a visit to Pyrgos in western Greece on Thursday, vowed…
