Former Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, candidate of the New Democracy party (ND). (Source: AA)

On June 25, speaking after winning, former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a candidate from the conservative New Democracy (ND) party, thanked the people for giving him the mission to promote the reform process that the country so desperately needs.

Official results showed that the New Democracy party won 40.4% of the votes and secured a majority in the Greek Parliament with 157 out of 300 seats.

With this victory, Mr. Mitsotakis reaffirmed his commitment to economic growth, including the goal of increasing wages and reforming the health system.

“The voters have given us a majority. Major reform programs will be implemented soon,” former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed.

Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, 55, graduated from Harvard University (USA), comes from one of the most influential political families in Greece. He led Greece out of the Covid-19 pandemic and had 2 consecutive years of strong economic growth while serving as Prime Minister (since 2019).

In the general election on May 21, Prime Minister Mitsotakis's ND party led with 40.8% of the vote, but did not have enough of a solid majority to form a government on its own.

The second and third-placed parties also refused to join the coalition with the ND party, forcing Greece to hold a second round of elections.

According to Greek electoral rules, the party that wins the second round of elections (after the first election has not yet given a clear result) will have the opportunity to be awarded up to 50 additional seats in the National Assembly for each constituency where the party receives a vote share of more than 25%. Thus, with its leading position in the second round of elections, the ND party has received the additional seats.