Greek parliamentary election, 7 July 2019

[Oryxslayer]

Two questions:

One, Syriza spent a lot of the last few years clashing with the Greek Orthodox church on various issues. How close is ND and its electoral base to the church?

Two, is it possible for Tsipras to cobble together a leftist coalition with Kinema and the Communists even if ND is the top party, or does the electoral system pretty much ensure that whomever gets 35 percent of the vote is going to get a majority? Are the Commies even politically viable for a coalition?

On sixth of the chamber - 50 seats out of 300, are awarded to to plurality leader. So, whoever comes in first will always be forming the government.

[Oryxslayer]

ND majority, if not, easily close enough for minority.

[Oryxslayer]

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1147924482469896192?s=19

Minor's doing worse, syriza better.

[Oryxslayer]

Damn ... turnout just around 50%.

Greece should have held the election during the fall like Austria, it seems all the voters went to the beach today.

There is a reason why elections should not be held during the summer holidays ...

There was a large heat wave today, you can't really plsn for unusual weather. I don't think anyone wants to leave AC in those circumstances. In the fall it would be torrential rain, in the winter deep snow. Certainly not in Greece, but the unusual circumstances still occur.

[Oryxslayer]

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1147976947647074304?s=19