In Greece, a month after a first legislative election won by the right currently in power, but without an absolute majority, Greek voters are once again called to the polls this Sunday, June 25. In the meantime, the electoral law has changed, and the ballot takes place on a semi-proportional basis with a bonus of seats in Parliament for the winner.
With our correspondent in Athens, Joel Bronner
While the last electoral meetings ended on Friday evening, victory therefore seems already promised to the conservatives, who triumphed at the end of May with a lead of some 20 points. On the left, after the rout of the first ballot in May, Alexis Tsipras insisted that his party was still present, ready for victory. In reality, the large defeat caused Syriza to lose its status as a “useful vote” on the left, so the votes in its favor are likely to crumble even further this Sunday.
” It is imperative to get up »
“ It is allowed to fall, says the saying, it is imperative to get up. And we are already up. We are already on our feet and we will be to defend our values, our principles, our ideals. To fight this fight which is more precious, more crucial, more useful than any other fight “, assured Alexis Tsipras.
In Athens, among the conservatives, the last meeting facing Parliament already had the accents of a victory speech. “ Greece is in blue and will remain in blue because blue is the color of our flag, the color of the sky, the color of the sea, it is the color of Greece! “, launched the outgoing Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Lyrical flights
The Greek right can afford some lyrical flights, it already knows that a major victory is promised to it and that it should retain power for four more years.
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