Conservatives tipped to prevail in Greek local election runoffs

Greeks voted on Sunday in the second round of local elections that are expected to show the conservative opposition party consolidating gains ahead of a snap general election next month.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' leftist Syriza party suffered its first major defeat in years to the conservative New Democracy party in last Sunday's European Parliament vote, prompting him to say he would call early elections.
The snap election is expected to take place on July 7.
Mayoral seats for Athens and Thessaloniki - Greece's biggest cities - and the district governor seat for the wider Athens area are the top prizes up for grabs in Sunday's runoffs.
First round results pointed to a victory for New Democracy candidates in all three, handing the conservatives another boost before Greeks return to vote in the expected election next month.
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