Greece’s 2023 Elections
Greece’s 2023 Elections

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes political trends and dynamics in Greece by placing emphasis on the general elections of May and June 2023. By using data from several surveys in the 2019 – 2023period, it attempts to explain the reasons for the re-election of New Democracy and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the simultaneous failure of SYRIZA and its former leader Alexis Tsipras. In so doing, the analysis demonstrates that the majority of Greek citizens decided to renew their trust in the governing party and the prime minister due to their negative memories of the SYRIZA-led administration of the 2015 – 2019 period. Fear for a return to the policies of those years also played a role. While Greece has taken a clear direction toward the political right and Kyriakos Mitsotakis seems unbeatable, policy challenges ahead in tandem with the potential re-organization of the center-left could have an impact on the political stage in the medium and long term.

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