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Menendez: US-Greece relationship ‘more critical than ever’
US Senator Robert Menendez has congratulated Greece's new conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on his election victory while pledging to pursue further strengthening of relations between Washington and Athens.
Mitsotakis to set the tone of new government in first cabinet meeting
Newly-elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will present his ministers with specific targets they will need to meet and a code of conduct that will include a ban on hiring relatives and holding a side-job at the first cabinet meeting of the new government on Wednesday.
Mitsotakis' address to the cabinet, which is scheduled for 11 a.m., will be televised live.
Archbishop Elpidophoros congratulates Mitsotakis, foreign minister
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America congratulated Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his electoral victory on Sunday, as well as Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Deputy for Diaspora Greeks Antonis Diamataris for their appointments in letters to the three officials.
Mitsotakis sworn in as prime minister
New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greece's new prime minister Monday, a day after his sweeping win over SYRIZA's Alexis Tsipras.
Mitsotakis was accompanied by his family at the ceremony which was conducted by Archbishop of Athens Ieronymos at the Presidential Mansion.
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Mitsotakis vows to represent all Greeks
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed during his victory speech on Sunday night to "work hard to represent all Greeks."
"We are too few to stay divided," he said.
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Pyatt congratulates ND chief on election result
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday met with US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt who congratulated him on the results of European, regional and local elections, reports say.
Talks reportedly also centered on bilateral relations and regional developments.
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Mitsotakis hails ND victory, as Bakoyannis thanks supporters
The results of runoffs for local and regional government herald "the second step" toward a major political change for Greece, opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday, as his New Democracy party was seen sweeping almost all of the country's 13 regional units and key municipalities.
Mitsotakis demands PM's resignation, early elections
Opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and early elections in the wake of what appears to be a resounding defeat for the governing leftists on Sunday night.
Former PM Karamanlis expresses support for ND leader in main rally
Conservative former prime minister Costas Karamanlis expressed support for New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis as he arrived at the main party rally in central Athens on Wednesday evening.
Mitsotakis meets ethnic Greeks from Albania
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his support on Friday for the rights of the Greek ethnic minority in Albania in a meeting with its representatives in Athens.
Mitsotakis said that Albania needs to respect their property rights and abolish the so-called "minority zones," to improve its relations with Greece and make progress in opening accession talks with the EU.
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