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Main opposition conservative New Democracy has scored its greatest victory ever in regional and municipal elections, winning 11 of the country's 13 prefectures - including a landslide two-thirds of the popular vote for New Democracy-backed Yorgos Patoulis in the enormous Attica Prefecture, which with 3.7mn residents constitutes one-third of Greece's population - and a landslide victory with two

The Greek Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government has yet to create a hotspot for an island in the east Aegean despite the fact that it is nearing the end of December. Instead, it is trying to handle the flow of thousands of refugees in Athens while frantically seeking temporary shelters.

Alternate Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas met with mayors of districts in southeast Athens to discuss the refugee and migrant center at the old Greek Air Force facilities and Hellenikon Airport.