Parliamentary elections in Greece will take place on May 21, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday, a month after the train accident that killed 57 people.
“The country and its citizens need clear horizons (…), the elections will be held on May 21,” Mitsotakis declared during the council of ministers.
The leader of the right-wing New Democracy (ND) party, in power since 2019, is facing a wave of protests across the country since the accident between two trains on February 28, which killed 57 people and revealed the Serious problems affecting the Greek railways.
At the height of the protests, some 65,000 people took to the streets on March 8, recalling the huge demonstrations that took place in the early 2010s, when, in the midst of a financial crisis, the Greek government had to impose very restrictive measures. economic measures.
“We are here to fix [os erros]said Kyriakos Mitsotakis, 55.
The gap in voting intentions between ND and its main rival, Syriza, the radical left party of former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, has narrowed since the two train accidents.
Source: TSF
