Election winners must still chase votes

Despite its resounding victory in the May 21 election, the ruling New Democracy party does not take winning an outright majority in Parliament after the June 25 election for granted, despite a favorable electoral law that offers a significant seat bonus to the winner.

For starters, New Democracy aims, at a minimum, to hold on to the electoral result it achieved on May 21 (40.79%), if not expand on it. With two parties, Freedom Sailing and Niki, near the 3% threshold that ensures parliamentary representation, the presence of seven parties in Parliament, combined with the amount of votes dispersed among smaller parties, could raise the threshold for an outright majority of MPs to 39% and New Democracy cannot afford to lose voters.

Northern Greece appears to be the centerpiece of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' campaign. This is by design: Easily overlooked among the...