(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, 28 MAR - Legislative elections will be
held in Greece on May 21, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
said Tuesday. "The country and its citizens need clear
horizons," Mitsotakis told the cabinet. Mitsotakis is facing a
surge of anger over last month's train collision that left 57
dead in the country's worst rail tragedy. The tragedy sparked a
wave of protests against his conservative government, some of
them violent. Polls have shown the PM's New Democracy party
holding onto a slim lead of around four points over the leftist
Syriza party of former premier Alexis Tsipras. The ballot will
be held under a proportional representation system that most
analysts believe is unlikely to produce a clear winner. If
needed, follow-up elections will be held by early July at the
latest, Mitsotakis said Tuesday. (ANSA-AFP).
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