Greece's Prime Minister and leader of New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis gives a speech at the headquarters of his party in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. AP Photo/Thanassis StavrakisATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party scored a landslide election victory Sunday but without the seats in Parliament to win outright, indicated he will seek a second election in a bid to consolidate victory without a coalition partner. Mitsotakis’ New Democracy party was a full 20 percentage points ahead of its main rival, the left-wing Syriza party, nearly complete results showed. Leader of the main opposition Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras greeting his supporters at a polling station in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. “The result is exceptionally negative for Syriza,” Tsipras said in initial statements after his party’s dramatic defeat became clear.

Source: Huffington Post May 22, 2023 08:56 UTC