ATHENS - As Greece's national elections unfold, initial exit polls indicate a comfortable yet insufficient lead for the incumbent New Democracy (ND) party, sparking discussions about a potential coalition or a second round of voting.

Source: https://www.thenationalherald.com/after-near-eurozone-exit-greece-nearing-investment-grade-status/

Greece's ruling New Democracy party suffered a setback in Sunday's runoff elections for regional governors and mayors, losing the country's two largest cities and five of the six regional contests.

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It said that Mitarachis continues using “an innovative mix of misdirection and outright lies” to cover up what the group said was the New Democracy government’s cruel practices toward asylum seekers.

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Its relations with New Democracy were soured by a wiretapping scandal last year, when Androulakis said Greece's intelligence service had listened to his phone conversations.

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Karamanlis is still a towering figure within the New Democracy party.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/21/former-greek-pm-kostas-karamanlis-parliament/

That is not the case in the Greek Vouli, where the two opposition parties, SYRIZA and PASOK, do not measure up to New Democracy, which won last summer’s national elections with a wide margin.

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“The choices made… ultimately brought us to a point where New Democracy played without an opponent, making SYRIZA synonymous with unreliability in the minds of citizens,” he said.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/11/10/greece-syriza-disarray-prominent-left-wingers-quit/

The conservative New Democracy (ND) party won nearly 41% of the vote, leaving Syriza far behind on 18%.

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The Greek government is currently headed by the New Democracy party and forms part of the European People's Party (EPP) in Europe.

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With more than 40% of the vote, New Democracy won all 50.”

Source: https://moderntokyotimes.com/pm-mitsotakis-of-greece-wins-election-mandate/