Greece’s Mitsotakis seeks second vote after election win

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Presidential Palace for a meeting with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou to receive an official mandate to try to form a coalition government [Elias Marcou/Reuters]

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said he would not form a coalition government after his centre-right party won Sunday’s election but fell short of securing a majority.

Mitsotakis now hopes for a new election on June 25 after President Katerina Sakellaropoulou formally offered him an opportunity to form a coalition under the constitution.