Kyriakos Mitsotakis sworn in as new Greek premier

By Magda Panoutsopoulou

ATHENS (AA) - Conservative New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been sworn in as the new prime minister of Greece on Monday.

The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in the presence of President Prokopios Pavlopoulos.

Mitsotakis will meet former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at Maximos Mansion for the ceremonial handover and is expected to announce the members of his Cabinet later on Monday.

With 99.92% of the votes counted, Greece’s New Democracy won Sunday’s snap elections.

According to the Interior Ministry, New Democracy got 39.85% of votes and 158 seats in the 300-seat parliament, giving him an absolute majority to form a government of his own.

Tsipras' left-wing Syriza party came in second with 31.53% of votes and 86 seats. Movement for Change (KINAL) got 8.10% of votes with 22 seats, Communist KKE 5.30% of votes with 15 seats, Greek Solution 3.70% of votes with 10 seats and Mera25 secured 3.44% of votes with 9 seats.

The Neo-Nazi and anti-immigrant Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) party received 2.95% of the votes, just under the 3% threshold needed to be represented in Parliament.

The newcomers into the parliament are Greek Solution and Mera25, which were founded in 2016 and 2018 respectively.