06/25/2023 04:45 (act. 06/25/2023 04:50)
Mitsotakis is expected to celebrate after the election ©APA/AFP
Some 9.8 million eligible voters in Greece are called on Sunday to elect a new parliament. Observers expect a clear victory for the conservative Nea Dimokratia (ND) party under Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to more than 40% of polls. The second strongest force may be the Alliance of the Radical Left (Syriza) with its leader Alexis Tsipras with around 20% of the vote. There are a total of 32 parties to choose from.
Polling stations open at 7:00 am local time (6:00 am CEST) and close twelve hours later. Soon after, the first predictions based on polls with voters appear. Significant results based on the votes counted are expected around 20:00 (19:00 CEST). Because of the prevailing electoral system, in which the strongest party gets a bonus of at least 20 seats in the 300-seat parliament, the formation of a government under conservative Mitsotakis is almost certain.