Greece's Political and Economic Landscape: Recent Developments and Future Prospects.
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Greece's left-wing party Syriza severely underperformed in the first round of elections, winning only 20% of the ballots compared to the conservative New Democracy party's 40%. Syriza's share significantly decreased from the 31% it had won in 2019. The election results have provoked soul searching on the left about what the future holds for Syriza and other left-wing parties. Syriza failed to provide a comprehensive narrative which could convince people it could be an alternative to the right-wing.
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