Greece local elections 2019
SYRIZA loses to center-right party in Greek polls, KKE retains seats
The center-right conservative New Democracy won 158 seats in the 300-member parliament. SYRIZA, which had gained power in 2015 riding on its anti-austerity stance, seems to have paid the price for going back on that position
In Greece, communists withstand conservative surge as SYRIZA crumbles
Following a decline of nearly 13% in SYRIZA’s vote share, prime minister Alexis Tsipras called for fresh elections which will be held in the first week of July
