Greek elections: Ruling party wins over Syriza
By DW
24 May 2023 |
5:13 am
With most votes counted, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his conservative New Democracy party is far ahead of left-leaning Syriza, led by ex-PM Alexis Tsipras, but still fall short of forming a government.
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