Greek conservatives storm to victory in repeat election


A man walks past election banner of Leftist Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras ahead of the general election on Sunday, in Athens, Greece, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece's conservative New Democracy party stormed to victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday with voters giving reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as prime minister.

With most votes counted, centre-right New Democracy was leading with 40.5% of the vote and 158 seats in the 300-seat parliament, interior ministry figures showed.

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