(21 May 2023)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Athens, Greece - 21 May 2023
1. Various of Syriza party kiosk
2. Various of Syriza supporters after first exit poll
3. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Georgi Koulouri, Voter:
“I am very sorry about the terrible state of these people (who voted for New Democracy). People who understand their position - the poverty and the misery that they have been put into - and still vote for them, they deserve what they get. These people deserve what they get. I’m very sorry.”
4. Various of PASOK party kiosk
5. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Manos Epitropakis, PASOK candidate:
“We feel deeply justified with the result because PASOK put up a very hard fight under great pressure, in an uneven battle. It was able to increase its result by 40%. It’s on the winning side today.”
6. Wide of PASOK supporters waving flags
7. SOUNDBITE (English) George Giannaros, PASOK candidate:
“We can be the centre of the opposition in the next elections and we are really satisfied about what we did. We are actually waiting for the final results. The exit polls are really positive and they show us a huge increase from the one we had four years ago."
8. Various of Syntagma square
STORYLINE:
Greeks reacted to exit polls in the country's parliamentary election on Sunday that showed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative party in the lead, but unlikely to win enough seats to form a government outright.
If confirmed by official results, Mitsotakis will have to seek coalition partners to secure a majority in the 300-seat parliament.
If coalition talks fail, a second election could be held in late June or early July.
Exit polls showed Mitsotakis’ main rival, former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his left-wing Syriza party, in second place.
Sunday’s election is Greece’s first since its economy ceased being under strict supervision by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during the country’s nearly decade-long financial crisis.
AP video by Srdjan Nedeljkovic
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