The latest polls before Greece’s general elections predict a win for Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s centre-right New Democracy over PM Alexis Tsipras’s left-wing Syriza.
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Greek conservative party well placed ahead of snap election
Devastating loss for ruling left-wing Syriza party in European election opens door to New Democracy party. Tsipras’s last-minute handouts may have backfired. Focus turns to the feasibility of Mitsotakis’s plans to lower taxes.
Back with a mandate
Tsipras rewards loyalty in cabinet and seeks a way forward. The general election possibly sealed the end of the bailout vs anti-bailout debate in Greece, as anti-austerity parties received only 16% of the votes and are represented in the House with just 34 seats out of 300.
Low voter turnout expected
A campaign that failed to capture the voters’ imagination is coming to an end, and Greeks are preparing to cast their ballots in what seems to be the most unpredictable general election of the economic crisis era.
Trudging to the polling booths
Greeks are heading for the general election in a rather subdued campaign atmosphere, as the policies for the next parliamentary term are already in place – they are dictated by the creditors and approved in parliament by most of the opposition.