Balkans | Tsipras, the leader of the main opposition in Greece, did not accept the mandate to form the government.

The leader of the Radical Left Alliance (SYRIZA), the second party in the general elections on May 21 in Greece, Alexis Tsipras, rejected the mandate to form a government given to him by President Katerina Sakelaropoulou.

Main opposition leader Tsipras, who was invited to his office by President Sakellaropoulou to give him the task of forming a government, said there were no necessary conditions for forming a coalition government.

Tsipras said: “I came to tell you that, due to my constitutional responsibility, I will not undertake the task of forming a government. Because there is no possibility to form a government.” He said.

Mitsotakis has also returned

He also reinstated Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek Prime Minister whom Sakellaropoulou gave the mandate to form the government yesterday, and the leader of the New Democracy Party, winner of yesterday’s general elections, also to his position last night.

In the statement made by the Presidency, it was mentioned that Mitsotakis contacted Sakilaroboulou by phone and stated that he had given him back the task of forming the government.

New Democracy won the election by a wide margin.

According to the unofficial results of the May 21 general elections in the country, New Democracy won more than 40 percent of the vote (146 seats), outperforming its closest competitor Syriza by 20 points, but was unable to reach the coveted 151 seats. to power on its own.

Syriza finished second with 71 seats, with 20.07 percent of the vote.

The PASOK-KINAL alliance, which finished third in the electoral race, won 41 seats with 11.46 percent of the vote.

According to the new electoral system, it is possible to go to the polls for the second time

According to the electoral system applied for the first time this year in Greece, if the results of the ballot boxes do not allow any party to come to power on its own, negotiations will take place on forming a coalition. If a coalition consensus is not reached, ballot boxes are created for the electors for the second time.

Going to the polls a second time, an additional 20 to 50 seats are awarded to the first party, depending on the percentage of votes in the 300-seat parliament, provided it receives at least 25 percent of the vote.

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