Greek government formation, January

European Parliament elections a domestic earthquake

The political scene changed utterly Sunday, as New Democracy swept to a convincing victory over the ruling SYRIZA party in European Parliament elections. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had framed the poll as a vote of confidence in his government, his policies and himself. The vote, however, turned out to be not only a defeat for Tsipras but also an earthquake in Greece's politics.

Tsipras: Sunday's vote will determine which plan country moves forward with

In his last campaign speech before Sunday's local, regional and European elections, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stressed the triple ballot's importance, saying "we are voting for our lives." "We're not just deciding who will represent us in the European Parliament but which plan the country will follow after the memorandums," he told a crowd in Syntagma Square. 

Tsipras says EU elections are vote of confidence in government plan

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras indicated on Friday the European elections on May 26 will be a "vote of confidence" in the economic plan and tax breaks presented by the government for 2019 and 2020, noting that "everything is open" if his party suffers defeat in the ballot.

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