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New Democracy in an old one: Greece’s election

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The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Kyriakos Mitsotakis looks likely to lead his New Democracy party to victory in this weekend’s snap election. But can he deliver on all the promises of his big-tent campaign? We examine the controversy and the politics surrounding the detention of migrants at America’s southern border. And, it’s clear that the quality of women’s football is rocketing—we’ve got the data to prove it.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

0:09.2

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

0:17.5

Children alone and filthy, adults crammed behind fences in prison-like conditions,

0:23.0

the treatment of immigrants in America's detention centers has hit center stage in the public consciousness and in politics.

0:30.3

We ask about the push to reduce the migrant suffering.

0:34.9

And the Women's World Cup final this weekend is expected to be thrilling.

0:39.7

The quality of play has increased dramatically since the last tournament.

0:43.6

And the amount of money pouring into the sport these days means it's only going to get better.

0:57.0

But first... In 2015, the leftist Alexis Tsipras became the Prime Minister of Greece in an earthquake election win.

1:07.0

He took over a country mired in an economic collapse that had been. election win.

1:18.6

He took over a country mired in an economic collapse that had begun in 2009 and that rattled the whole Eurozone. He's credited with helping to hoist Greece out of its debt crisis.

1:22.6

But on the streets, it's clear there's still much to be done.

1:26.6

In May's elections to the European Parliament,

1:29.5

Mr. Cyprus's Sariza party did so poorly that he called a snap election.

1:34.3

So, this weekend, Greeks go to the polls again,

1:37.4

and the clear favorite is Kiriakos Mitsotakis,

1:40.2

a man described as the polar opposite of Mr. Cyprus.

1:43.8

Can he and his new democracy party bring

1:46.0

the stability that the people clearly want? Greece today feels like a country that has just about

1:52.8

picked itself up and dusted itself down after the trauma of its economic crisis earlier in the

1:58.9

decade. Jeremy Cliff writes Charlemagne, our column about European politics.

2:03.8

Normality is returning to Greek life in many ways.

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