PM Mitsotakis speaks with party leaders; Next elections to be held on June 25
epa10645701 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C) shakes hands with Greek President Katerina Sakelaropoulou (R) during a meeting to receive mandate to form a government in Athens, Greece, 22 May 2023. The ruling New Democracy party gained the lead in the elections held on 21 May with over 40 percent while the main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance came in the second place with 20 percent and lost all but one of 59 electoral regions in Greece. EPA/YANNIS KOLESIDIS
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis contacted the leaders of the parliamentary parties on the phone earlier on Monday, in the context of the exploratory mandate for the formation of a government.
Specifically, Mitsotakis spoke with main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras, PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Greece, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, and the leader of Greek Solution (Elliniki Lysi) Kyriakos Velopoulos.
According to Mitsotakis’ press office, Mitsotakis repeated his position that the right conditions for the formation of a government from the present parliament do not exist and that he is willing to return the exploratory mandate later on Monday. He also informed the party leaders that the government will propose an accelerated convening and dissolution of the new parliament in order for the next elections to be held on June 25.
Source: ANA – MPA
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