Greece’s conservative New Democracy party has achieved a resounding victory in the recent parliamentary election, granting reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as prime minister. According to initial official results, New Democracy secured 40.5 percent of the vote, placing them more than 20 points ahead of the radical leftist party Syriza. Syriza had governed the country from 2015 to 2019 during the peak of Greece’s debt crisis before losing to New Democracy.
This election marked the second within five weeks, as the initial poll on May 21 did not yield an outright majority for any party in the 300-seat parliament, using a different electoral system. However, the current system grants bonus seats to the leading party based on voter support. With approximately 60% of the votes counted, Mitsotakis is expected to secure 157 seats, according to data from the interior ministry.
Having previously served as prime minister from 2019 until the inconclusive May vote, Mitsotakis has pledged to continue implementing reforms to rebuild the country’s credit rating after the decade-long debt crisis. As a former banker and member of a prominent political family, he has committed to strengthening the crucial tourism industry, generating employment opportunities, and raising wages to approach the European Union average.
