Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he is 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
Greece should head for new elections "as soon as possible," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says / Photo: Reuters Archive
It was the Greek conservatives' best result since 2007, crediting the party with bringing economic stability back to a nation once known as an EU laggard.noted that the double-digit margin was the widest seen since 1974. But the win fell five seats short of an outright majority, leaving Mitsotakis with the option of either seeking a coalition or calling a new vote.
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