Mitsotakis wins Greek election - but will he ask for another election later?

In Greece, the centre-right New Democracy party of incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has won a major victory, way ahead of its main challenger, the leftist Syriza. But ever-changing rules in the election process may keep him short of an absolute majority and require another election with a changed mode of scrutiny.

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis greets supporters after the announcement of the general election results Source: AAP / GEORGE VITSARAS/EPA

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