Greek prime minister announces general elections in May after rail disaster

Greece to have elections in May, prime minister says

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will hold general elections in May, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a television interview on Tuesday. The conservative government’s four-year term expires in July, and Mitsotakis was widely expected to call an election in early April. Opinion polls show his New Democracy party’s lead over the leftist opposition Syriza party shrinking following Greece’s worst rail disaster on Feb. 28. The accident, during whi…

Greece. Prime Minister announces early elections for May

Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the holding of general elections in May, three weeks after a railway disaster that killed dozens of people and prompted strong protests against his government.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis Announces May Elections After Rail Disaster

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday that the country would hold a general election in May, as his government faces widespread anger over a train disaster that killed 57 people in February. The conservative government's mandate expires in early July.

Greek prime minister announces May elections after rail disaster

ATHENS, March 22 — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday that the country would hold a general election in May, as his government faces widespread anger over a train disaster that killed 57 people in February. “I can tell you with certainty that the elections will take place in May,” he said in an interview with TV channel Alpha. The conservative government’s mandate expires in early July. According to local media, elections had …

Greek prime minister announces general elections in May after rail disaster

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday that the country would hold a general election in May, as his government faces widespread anger over a train disaster that killed 57 people in February.

Greece: Prime Minister announces general elections in May

The statement comes three weeks after a train collision that killed 57 people on 28 February and sparked a wave of anger in the country.