EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION GREECE

It is obvious that voters had already condemned the government in their conscience before they did so at the ballot box.

'The electoral result does not satisfy me and I will not ignore it…I cannot ignore it. The final verdict is always delivered by the people. I will not escape,' the PM said.

The looming question now is whether the PM will call a general election immediately or wait until October when his term ends in an effort to turn the tide.

Mitsotakis’ choice of Thessaloniki for his final outdoors campaign speech was linked to his staunch opposition to the Greece-North Macedonia Prespa Agreement, which is very unpopular there.