Former administrative reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was seen springing a surprise by winning Sundays vote for the New Democracy leadership. With around half of the votes counted, Mitsotakis had just edged ahead of his rival Evangelos Meimarakis, who led the party briefly between July and November. Mitsotakis was expected to dominate in Attica, securing him the presidency of the party despite the fact that he trailed Meimarakis by more than 10 percentage points in the first round. More in todays report from Greece with our stringer, Stelios Rakitzis who talks to Themi Kallos.
Former administrative reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was seen springing a surprise by winning Sundays vote for the New Democracy leadership. With around half of the votes counted, Mitsotakis had just edged ahead of his rival Evangelos Meimarakis, who led the party briefly between July and November. Mitsotakis was expected to dominate in Attica, securing him the presidency of the party despite the fact that he trailed Meimarakis by more than 10 percentage points in the first round. More in todays report from Greece with our stringer, Stelios Rakitzis who talks to Themi Kallos.
