But economic issues remain squarely in focus even though a post-Covid tourism revival helped Greece book growth of 5.9 percent last year. Mitsotakis, 55, has urged voters not to squander hard-fought economic stability. Opinion polls suggested Mitsotakis held a clear lead of five to seven percentage points. But Tsipras has accused Mitsotakis of promising “better jobs and wages, only to have the middle class live on coupons”. We work just to survive.” Ahead of the vote, Mitsotakis’ government came under pressure over the devastating head-on train collision in February that claimed 57 lives.

Source: The Nation May 22, 2023 04:00 UTC