The new Parliament will convene again on Monday at 10:30, with Kaklamanis again presiding. He will begin by reading out the letters of the presidents of the parliamentary groups regarding the persons they propose to serve as the new parliament president, as it is forbidden for candidates to put themselves forward.
Greece faces new national elections as early as June 25, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirming Monday he would not try to build a coalition government — despite having dominated the ballot hours earlier by the most decisive margin in half a century.
The procedures for the new elections are being accelerated as the swearing-in of the new Parliament is expected to take place on Sunday afternoon, as reported by parliamentary sources.
Reactions caused by George Katrougalos’ statement about the insurance contributions were immediate and came in droves, resulting in the former minister’s withdrawal from the elections after communication with party leader Alexis Tsipras.
"I am not going to cooperate with Kyriakos Mitsotakis and with the New Democracy, period and dash," said Velopoulos, who, against the background of the latest developments with his party's deputies, clarified on Crete TV that "when you have institutions, you refer to the Ethics Committee for explanations and not an apology."
The polling company also recorded a marginal increase for the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Far-Right party of Kassidiaris party. PASOK, Hellenic Solution, and MeRA25 recorded a slight decrease.
Political leaders open a new cycle of almost daily pre-election appearances, in the final stretch of four weeks for the election contest, with the battle now becoming personal. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Alexis Tsipras, Nikos Androulakis
Costas Karamanlis, former prime minister in the period 2004-2009 and leader of New Democracy for 12 years, announced on Tuesday that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming elections, adding however that he will always support the New Democracy government.
National elections will be held in the spring, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated in an interview to national broadcaster ERT on Thursday evening, adding that he does not wish to prolong the current toxic campaign period.
Anarchy, scenarios, partnerships and economy. the views of: Michael Grammatikopoulos (Moody's), Alex Muscatelli (Fitch), Dimitris Papadimitriou (University of Manchester).
A phrase uttered by PM Mitsotakis to the party officials set the tone for the government's shift to the everyday life of the citizen
