Greek Politics in Turmoil: New Election Looms as Coalition Attempts Fail
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Greece's opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, has rejected a mandate to form a coalition government after his left-wing Syriza party suffered a "painful" defeat in Sunday's poll. The conservative New Democracy party won with 40.8% of the vote, while Syriza polled 20.1%. Tsipras is preparing for a second election in June, which he refers to as a "final battle". Without New Democracy, opposition parties do not have enough seats to form a ruling alliance, and all party leaders have indicated they will not hold exploratory talks.
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