Government of Greece

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged the electorate to give his party an even higher percentage in the June 25 election, warning that the possible entry of more political parties to parliament will raise the bar for an absolute majority.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged voters to provide his conservative party with a "strong mandate" in the upcoming elections on June 25, emphasizing the importance of a robust government to effectively execute their policy program.

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.

The parliamentary deputies elected in the May 21 general elections will be sworn in at 6 p.m. on Sunday, in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and caretaker prime minister, Ioannis Sarmas.

Haris Kastanidis, a lawmaker with socialist PASOK, expressed anger at party leader Nikos Androulakis' decision - after standing as a candidate in Thessaloniki, Iraklio on Crete (where he was born) and the Southern Electoral District of Athens in the May 21 election - to keep his seat in the 1st Constituency of Thessaloniki.

Outgoing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (left) departs from the Maximos Mansion while caretaker Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas observes following a handover ceremony in Athens Thursday. Sarmas, who was earlier sworn in at the Presidential Mansion, will now guide Greece through the June 25 election. "I wish you good luck in your duties, and I am always available," Mitsotakis told him.

SYRIZA is in intensive care and the prognosis for the leftist opposition is not good. Will it suffer a slow death or will it make a recovery and get a second chance? Is there a cure and, if so, will it work for this particular patient under these particular circumstances?

Outgoing Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met with Hyatt Group President - responsible for Europe, Africa and the Middle East - Aguila Javier on Thursday. 

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday framed the decision laying before voters in the new elections which are expected on June 2 as a choice on who will govern, not who will lead the opposition.

Greece's president appointed a caretaker prime minister on Wednesday to form a government that will lead the country to a repeat election on June 25, after last weekend's inconclusive vote.