Greek Conservatives take charge in landslide win
With Greece still challenged by its debt overhang, the fiscal policies of the new government will be closely watched
07 July 2019 - 22:28
Athens — Greece's opposition conservatives returned to power with a landslide victory in snap elections on Sunday, and Prime Minister elect Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he had a clear mandate for change, pledging more investments and fewer taxes.
The win appeared driven by fatigue with years of European Union-enforced belt-tightening, combined with high unemployment, after the country almost crashed out of the eurozone at the height of its financial travails in 2015...
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