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Monday 8 July 2019

Conservative party wins Greek election, ousts left-wing PM

By ELENA BECATOROS abide by his campaign
DEREK GATOPOULOS pledges to cut taxes, at-
Associated Press tract investment and im-
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — prove the job market. He
Greek conservative oppo- had been ahead in opin-
sition leader Kyriakos Mit- ion polls for three years and
sotakis comfortably won managed to build a size-
a parliamentary election able lead. “Greeks deserve
Sunday as voters rejected better and the time has
Prime Minister Alexis Tsip- come for us to prove it,” he
ras after a tumultuous four said. Tsipras conceded de-
years of the country strug- feat and said he phoned
gling through a crippling Mitsotakis to congratulate
financial crisis. him. “The citizens have
With more than 80% of made their choice. We fully
votes counted, Mitsota- respect the popular vote,”
kis’ New Democracy party Tsipras said in a speech
had 39.7% of the vote com- from central Athens.
pared to Tsipras’ left-wing He said his party now would
Syriza party at 31.6%. work to protect the rights
The extreme right-wing of working Greeks as “a
Golden Dawn, founded responsible but dynamic
by neo-Nazi supporters, Greek opposition New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers his opposition” to the gov-
teetered just below the 3% speech after win the parliamentary elections at the New Democracy headquarters in Athens, on ernment. Tsipras said he
threshold needed to enter Sunday, July 7, 2019. hoped New Democracy’s
parliament — a massive fall Associated Press return to government “will
of support for a party that The results indicated that to populist and euroskeptic Mitsotakis said in his victory not lead to vengeance ...
had become the third-larg- Greek voters were bucking parties. speech. “From today, a dif- particularly toward the sig-
est in the Greek legislature a recent trend in Europe of “I asked for a strong man- ficult but beautiful fight be- nificant achievements to
during the country’s finan- citizens rejecting the politi- date to change Greece. gins.” protect the social majority
cial crisis. cal mainstream and turning You offered it generously,” Mitsotakis. 51, vowed to and the workers.”q

Malta OKs transfer of 65 migrants from German ship to port

By GIADA ZAMPANO “all the rescued persons on relocated to other Europe- None of the said immi- lowed to disembark on Sat-
Associated Press board will be immediately an Union member states. grants will remain in Malta urday night after the boat
ROME (AP) — Malta’s gov- as this case was not under was seized by police.
ernment has agreed to the responsibility of the Mal- The German ship then
help 65 rescued migrants tese authorities.” asked Maltese authorities
by transferring them from a The agreement was to provide a safe harbor as
German-operated rescue reached after the vessel soon as possible, as three
boat to a Maltese military operated by German non- people on board had col-
vessel that will take them to profit Sea-Eye decided to lapsed for the heat.
a Maltese port. head to Malta late on Sat- Malta responded that the
Malta announced the de- urday, after being banned three migrants in need of
cision on Sunday afternoon from docking in the Italian urgent medical assistance
after talks with the Euro- port of Lampedusa. will be immediately evacu-
pean Commission and the The decision to change ated.
German government, while course to Malta came The Sea-Eye’s vessel had
the rescue ship Alan Kurdi hours after an Italian rescue rescued 65 people from an
was waiting for permission ship of humanitarian group overloaded rubber boat
to enter Malta’s territorial The Italian NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans’ Alex migrant Mediterranea disobeyed in international waters off
waters. rescue ship carrying 46 migrants rescued off Libya coasts, docks Italian orders and docked the Libyan coast earlier this
The Maltese government in the port of Lampedusa, Sicily island, Italy, Saturday, July 6, in Lampedusa. The over 40 week, but wasn’t allowed
2019.
said in a statement that Associated Press migrants on board were al- to enter Italian waters. q