Konstantinos Mitsotakis

Tiptoeing into same-sex marriage

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has chosen a low-drama approach in his effort to reform family law to allow same-sex couples to marry.

In a TV interview last Wednesday, Mitsotakis made it clear he wants to avoid intra-party tension, even as some MPs from his ruling New Democracy party, including a former prime minister, are loudly proclaiming their opposition.

Greek PM eyes new election on June 25 after failing to win majority

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose party won Sunday's election albeit short of a majority, said on Monday he would not form a coalition government and hoped for a new election on June 25.

Mitsotakis made the comments to President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, who formally offered him an opportunity to form a coalition under the constitution. [Reuters]

Australia’s Hurley given tour of Acropolis

Governor-General of Australia David Hurley, who is on an official visit to Greece at the invitation of President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was given a guided tour of the Acropolis in Athens on Tuesday by Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias. The "excellent level of bilateral relations" was confirmed during a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

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