Greece's June Election Gets Caretaker PM

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Source: Kathimerini English Edition
Greece's June Election Gets Caretaker PM
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Greece's president has appointed a caretaker prime minister to lead the country to a repeat election on June 25 after last weekend's inconclusive vote. The conservative New Democracy party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis fell short of an outright majority, and the two parties that followed refused to form a coalition, pushing for a second vote. The winner of a second vote following an inconclusive first election can receive up to 50 bonus seats for every point it wins beyond 25%.

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