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Greece island hopping: A guide to the best routes and how to explore Greek culture

With 227 inhabited islands in total and six main island regions, Greece offers almost too much choice. Lucy Thackray lays out some of the best routes to help you plan your next island-hopping adventure

The Independent UK

‘Not something I’m proud of’: six Greeks explain their election choice

Economic policies seemed to swing it with voters as PM’s party finishes 20 percentage points ahead of the left opposition

The Guardian - UK

EU calls for independent inquiry into Greece ‘pushback’ of asylum seekers

Officials make formal request to Athens for investigation after video purports to show people abandoned at sea

The Guardian - UK

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Greece eyes new vote as PM seeks absolute majority

Athens (AFP) - Greece's prime minister said Monday he was seeking a fresh election as early as June 25, a day after his party's biggest electoral triumph in years left him five seats short of being able to produce a single-party government.

AFP

Greece eyes new vote as PM to seek absolute majority

Athens (AFP) - A day after national elections failed to produce a single-party government, Greece on Monday was bracing for a new ballot which vote-winner Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' party is poised to seek in order to govern alone.

AFP

Greece PM eyes new polls for absolute majority after win

Athens (AFP) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his conservative party unleashed a "political earthquake" with a thumping win at Sunday's election, as he hinted that he would seek a new ballot to obtain an absolute majority enabling it to govern alone.

AFP

Greece PM's party wins election, but no outright victory

Athens (AFP) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' conservative party scored a thumping win at Sunday's election, first results show, but would likely call a new ballot in a month's time as it fell short of an outright majority to rule alone.

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Greece PM's party ahead in election

Athens (AFP) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' conservative party is on course to win Sunday's election, exit polls show, but could be forced to call a new ballot in a month's time as it fell short of an outright majority to rule alone.

AFP

Greek conservatives lead in national election-exit poll

Greek conservatives were leading over the leftist Syriza in elections on Sunday, a joint exit poll by six polling agencies showed.

Reuters

Greece votes, PM urges 'stronger' nation

Athens (AFP) - Greeks voted on Sunday in a general election that could deliver an indecisive outcome with leading candidate Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asking to be returned to power to ensure a "stronger country".

AFP

Mitsotakis calls for 'stronger' Greece as nation votes

Athens (AFP) - Greeks voted on Sunday in a general election that could deliver a chaotic outcome with leading candidate Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asking to be returned to power to ensure a "stronger country".

AFP

Mitsotakis urges 'stronger' Greece as uncertain vote gets underway

Athens (AFP) - Greeks began casting ballots Sunday in a general election that could deliver a chaotic outcome, with the leading candidate, outgoing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, urging voters to return him to power for a "stronger country".

AFP

Greece's ruling Conservatives win vote but fall short of majority

Greece's ruling New Democracy party stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own, making a runoff election in a month more likely.

Reuters

The Greek economy is roaring back, but voters are counting the cost

From the building of a new metro line to buzzing cafes and tavernas and tourists milling around the squares where rioters once clashed with police, Greece’s return from the depths of its economic crisis is impossible to miss in Athens.

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Greece recovers hundreds of looted antiquities

ATHENS: Greece said it has recovered hundreds of looted artefacts including a second-century bronze statue of Alexander the Great from a notorious British antiquities dealer after a 17-year legal battle.

AFP

'New Greece' or 'nightmare'? Rivals in last pitch before Sunday's vote

Athens (AFP) - Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged voters to return him to power to build a "new Greece", while his rival called for an end to the "nightmare" of his term, in closing rallies Friday ahead of the most uncertain general election in a decade.

Reuters

Greeks head to polls, no party seen winning clear majority

Greece heads for what is likely to be an inconclusive parliamentary election on Sunday, paving the way for wrangling between parties to forge a ruling coalition in a deeply divided political landscape.

AFP

Greek rivals launch final push before Sunday election

Athens (AFP) - Greece's outgoing conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and leftist challenger Alexis Tsipras will make a final push for votes at closing rallies on Friday ahead of the most uncertain general election in a decade.

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Reuters

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

By Karolina Tagaris

AFP

'What I promised': Greek PM touts economy in re-election bid

Athens (AFP) - To build a successful company in Greece, the CEO of the popular ship tracking firm MarineTraffic says he does not ask much from the government.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Report: 5-star Alabama WR commit visiting Georgia this weekend

More elite talent visiting Athens this weekend...

USA Today Sports Media Group

Former Tennessee RB Len’Neth Whitehead transferring to Georgia

Former Tennessee, Athens Academy RB Len'Neth Whitehead is transferring home to UGA

Reuters

Burundi-born ex-police officer seeks to be Greece's first Black lawmaker

By Karolina Tagaris

AFP

Women still struggling with boys' club of Greek politics

Athens (AFP) - As the credits rolled on Greek television's long-awaited election debate between the party leaders, one thing united them -- they were all men.

Sports Illustrated

Top 2024 QB Recruit Dylan Raiola Commits to Georgia

The No. 1 signal caller in the 2024 recruiting class is headed to Athens.

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