After the general election held in Greece last Sunday, none of the leaders who were given the task of forming the government accepted the post. Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) Leader Nikos Androulakis, who finished third in the election after New Democracy (ND) Party Leader Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Radical Left Coalition-Progressive Alliance (SYRIZA) leader Aleksis Tsipras, also received the government given to him by Greek President Katerina Sakelaropulu. reinstated the mandate.
“According to the public decision, there is no room for convergence of our political platforms, so I immediately return the mandate to form the government,” Androulakis said during his meeting with President Sakelaropulu. Greek President Sakelaropulu is expected to appoint an interim government and lead the country to re-election. It is planned to go to the polls for the second time in Greece on 25 June.
THIS TIME, ONLY MAJORITY SYSTEM WILL BE APPLIED
Due to the fact that no party in the country could reach the 151 seats required to form a government alone and could not reach a consensus on the coalition government, this time the absolute majority system will be applied and the party that receives 38 percent of the votes will be able to form a government alone.
In the general election held in Greece, the New Democracy Party received 40.79 percent of the votes and obtained 146 seats in the 300-seat parliament. SYRIZA won 71 seats with 20.7 percent of the vote, while PASOK won 41 seats with 11.46 percent of the vote. (UAV)