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Greek election

May 20, 2023

Greece is facing new national elections, just a day after PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis' party's biggest electoral win in years left him five seats short of being able to produce a single-party government.

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A man walks in front of election posters in Athens, Greece
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis declined to form a coalition following the inconclusive electionImage: Petros Giannakouris/AP/dpa
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