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Greece faces new national elections, despite the ruling party securing around 40% of the vote in Sunday's general election.

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Candidates rally supporters ahead of elections in Greece on Sunday with Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeking a second term under a new system of voting.

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Greece's president has approved a request by prime minister Alexis Tsipras to hold a snap election, just four months before the end of Tsipras's term.

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North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signed what the two men termed historic agreements in Skopje

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Thousands of protesters gathered in Athens over a name deal with neighbouring Macedonia

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