Readers will recall that Greece held a full Parliamentary snap General Election only last month (the results of which can be seen here) and that the winner - New Democracy's leader Prime Minister Mitsotakis, immediately announced a further snap election with some changes to the PR system in order to seek an outright majority to enable him to push through radical economic reforms and economic liberalisation. That second election was held on 25 June and the results were as follows:-There were a total of 26 parties, 4 alliances & 2 Independents that met the criteria to stand. Turnout was 52.82% (-8.28%).
Prime Minister Mitsotakis (who speaks fluent English, French, German & Davos - a strange dialect spoken at high altitude ski resorts by middle-aged technocrats wearing ski-boots) got his sought-after outright majority (158/300 seats). He will now press ahead with his programme of tax cuts for people and businesses, further privatisations, increased digitalisation, controling the borders, illegal immigration and foreign workers (including those from EU countries), foreign and domestic investment promises and lower unemployment promises, as well the economy in general and the liberalisation and opening economically of Greece worldwide to foreign trade and foreign investement no matter what the EU says. Of concern is the emergence of a new neo-nazi grouping - Spartans.
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