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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Greek elections 2023 live news: Mitsotakis, Tsipras in PM race - Al Jazeera English

  • Incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of the conservative New Democracy party seeks re-election, with his predecessor, Alexis Tsipras of the left-wing Syriza party, being his main rival.
  • Sunday’s vote is held under a proportional representation system which makes it difficult for any contender to secure an outright victory, setting the stage for a second round of balloting.

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  • 21m ago (07:39 GMT)

    No outright winner seen in Greek vote

    Greece’s general election is unlikely to produce a clear winner, with a second vote expected by July if the country’s fractious political parties fail to agree to a coalition.

    Opinion polls have placed the ruling conservative New Democracy party ahead, a change to the country’s electoral system means it is likely to fall short of an absolute majority.

    New Democracy, headed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is polling between 31-38 percent, followed by opposition leftist Syriza, trailing by 4-7 points.

    Pollsters say a party would need more than 45 percent to win outright.

  • Photos: Here are some latest images from the election

  • 55m ago (07:06 GMT)

    Second election likely in Greece

    The winner of the election will have three days to negotiate a coalition with one or more parties.

    If that fails, the mandate to form a government is then given to the second party.

    But deep divisions between the two main parties and four smaller ones expected to enter parliament mean a coalition will be hard to come by, making a...



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