As Greek elections loom, parties vie for votes of 'lost generation'

People visit the Areios Pagos hill, with the Acropolis' Propylaea seen in the background, in Athens, Greece, May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

ATHENS (Reuters) - Politicians vying for votes in Greece's election on Sunday have turned to YouTube and TikTok to win over a younger generation who have long felt that years of crises have cost them their youth.

Eirini Baliaka is a case in point. A decade after entering university in the hopes of becoming a teacher, juggling jobs to pay bills as Greece faced a deep economic slump, a pandemic and cost-of-living crisis ensued, leaving her no closer to that ambition.