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Clea Skopeliti

‘Not something I’m proud of’: six Greeks explain their election choice

The Greek prime minister and leader of the New Democracy party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, salutes party supporters
The Greek prime minister and leader of the New Democracy party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, salutes party supporters after the announcement of the first results of the Greek general elections at party HQ in Athens on the evening of 21 May. Photograph: Panayotis Tzamaros/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

New Democracy enjoyed a landslide victory in Greece on Sunday that put it far ahead of the leftwing opposition, which fared worse than forecasted.

Despite securing 41% of the vote, under new election rules the party remains short of an outright majority and leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said he will push for a repeat poll “as soon as possible”.

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