Posted on 06/02/2019 12:38:06 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ leftist Syriza party suffered its first major defeat in years to the conservative New Democracy party in last Sunday’s European Parliament vote, prompting him to say he would call an early election.
The snap election is expected to take place on July 7.
On Sunday, the seats of the mayor of Athens and the district governor for the wider Athens area were the top prizes up for grabs in the runoffs of local elections.
Results showed New Democracy candidates winning both seats, handing the conservatives another boost before Greeks return to vote in the expected election next month.
(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...
If no Grexit, this is just a deck-chair-rearrangement.
[snip] The New Democracy... Nea Dimokratia... also referred to as ND (ND) by its initials, is a liberal-conservative political party in Greece. In modern Greek politics, New Democracy has been the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties along with its historic rival, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). Having spent two and a half years in government under the presidency of Antonis Samaras, New Democracy lost its majority in the Hellenic Parliament and became the major opposition party after the January 2015 legislative election. The party was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and in the same year it formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic. New Democracy is a member of the European People’s Party, the Centrist Democrat International and the International Democrat Union. [/snip]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democracy_(Greece)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_conservatism
That was a surprise!
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