alexis tsipras, would step down, although there is no indication that so far that he will step down.y, so—called successors of the neo—nazi party, golden dawn, which are called the spartans. this is a far—right party that is backed and endorsed by this jailed golden dawn spokesperson, whose name is ilias kasidiaris. he is imprisoned and they are entering parliament. based on the early results, they could also gain up to 13 seats in parliament. 0k. what impact has this migrant boat tragedy, just 11 days ago, with the loss of possibly many hundreds of people's lives had there? has it been part of the conversation and in particular the criticism from some of the survivors that the greek coastguard didn't do enough to help? well, i'm actually standing here next to the camp, the refugee camp, identification centre where the survivors have been brought after the shipwreck. and i would say that needed this boat tragedy. neither this boat tragedy, neither the fatal train crash has actually affected that much, you know, the results of this election. so, as we all probably remember, since 2015

he convincingly beat his centre—left rival alexis tsipras in may but called new elections in a bid toris papadimitriou, professor of political science at the university of manchester. thank you forjoining us here on the programme. so, second time lucky, but for who? programme. so, second time lucky, but form?— but for who? kyriakos mitsotakis is on course for _ but for who? kyriakos mitsotakis is on course for securing _ but for who? kyriakos mitsotakis is on course for securing a _ but for who? kyriakos mitsotakis is | on course for securing a comfortable victory this evening. we think that he will probably be able to have a comfortable majority in parliament. so, he will be the dominant political figure so, he will be the dominant politicalfigure for the so, he will be the dominant political figure for the next four years, with an opposition that is currently fragmented, but also with a lot of problems facing the country. a lot of problems facing the count . �* ., , a lot of problems facing the count .�* , a lot of problems facing the count .�* country. and those problems are? the a

conservative front—runner kyriakos mitsotakis is seeking a second term, but his rival alexis tsiprasants to block him from getting a parliamentarty majority. now on bbc news, the travel show. incredible food, fashion, ancient ruins, renaissance masters, and la dolce vita. this week, we are in italy. from its stunning towns, sitting between the coves and cliffs on the amalfi coast, to the ruggedness and tranquillity of sardinia, and the hectic life between the ancient ruins in rome, italy is truly a place like no other, where art, food, culture and history all meet. though the history isn't consigned just to museums — sometimes, it feels like it's all around you. and we start this look back at our adventures to italy with the time that i was in a small town in the north of the country called ivrea, taking part in the annual bruising battle of the oranges. its origins are unknown, but the festival dates back to medieval times, as locals battle between the carted henchmen and the locals defending the town. i was lucky to join a team for some last—minute preparations before battle commen

it did enter the debate, the president of syriza alexis tsipras mould it —— raised it multiple timest humans in general versus just numbers or how wealthy people are, who are experiencing similar situations, and he was trying to juxtapose it to the titanic submarine, the other tragic incident that involved wealthy individuals, so that was an attempt of bringing it at the forefront. it did not work electorally obviously as a talking point, primarily i think... it's not that greek people were not obviously sad about what happened, but there is definitely... the governing party or the former governing party, i think successfully they tried to, you know, said the message they did all they could, and that the situation... or put the discussion about traffickers and how irresponsible they are, which of course they are as well. so the debate was between the level of intensity of the rescue, which syriza tried to put in, and the responsibilities of the greek coastguard and so forth, versus a framing that has more to do with the problems being both at the european level more rather than the g

mr mitsotakis' new democracy party is leading with 40.5% versus 17.9% for the syriza party of alexis tsipras victory. let's cross now live to greece. we are joined by the local journalist daphne tolis. just looking at pictures of the party's headquarters there. the new democracy leader has now claimed victory. what will it mean for the country? victory. what will it mean for the count ? ., ., ., , country? hello from right outside athens, the _ country? hello from right outside athens, the centre-right - country? hello from right outside athens, the centre-right new. athens, the centre—right new democracy party is leading with 40.5% of the vote and is projected to win enough parliamentary seats to form a government, according to these official results. so the party needs at least 151 seats in a 300 seat parliament, now they are projected to win 157 seat parliament, now they are projected to win157 seats, so the prime minister who has been prime minister since 2019 until the last inclusive elections, he had promised to boost revenue from tourism and to create newjobs and increase the salaries

here, one survivor tells the opposition leader, alexis tsipras, that the vessel sank after the greektact with the fishing vessel and say those on board didn't want their help. but a few hours later, according to this e—mail we've obtained, the coastguard are warned by an unofficial hotline for migrants in trouble that 750 people including women and children are on board and that they are urgently asking for help. originally the coastguard said that tuesday evening it did travel towards the migrant boat, remained at a distance and discreetly observed there was no problem in its navigation. but fast forward to today and a government spokesperson confirms that coastguards had in fact tried to get on the boat. they used a rope to get closer and see if the people wanted any help. the spokesman denied any attempt had been made to tow the ship and that the coastguard didn't cause the boat to sink. all this is significant because for the past two days the greek authorities have been fighting accusations they didn't do enough to save those on board. they've been arguing that the migrants didn

here, one survivor tells the opposition leader, alexis tsipras, the vessel sank after the greek coastguardscued gave a similar story. so what do we now know about what happened? at 11am on tuesday, the greek authorities first made contact with the fishing vessel and say those on board didn't want their help. but a few hours later, according to this e—mail we have obtained, the coastguard are warned by an unofficial hotline for migrants in trouble that 750 people, including women and children, are on board and urgently asking for help. originally, the coastguard said that on tuesday evening it did travel towards the migrant boat, remained at a distance and discreetly observed there was no problem in its navigation. but yesterday, a government spokesperson confirmed that coastguards had tried to get on board the boat. they used a rope to get closer and see if people wanted help. the spokesman denied any attempt had been made to tow the ship and that the coastguard didn't cause the boat to sink. as those who survived have been arriving at a migrant camp outside athens, greece's caretaker prim

here one survivor tells the opposition leader, alexis tsipras, that the vessel sank after the greek coastguardother man rescued gave a similar story. so what do we now know about what really happened? at 11am on tuesday the greek authorities first made contact with the fishing vessel and say those on board didn't want their help. but a few hours later, according to this e—mail we've obtained, the coastguard are warned by an unofficial hotline for migrants in trouble that 750 people including women and children are on board and that they are urgently asking for help. originally the coastguard said that tuesday evening it did travel towards the migrant boat, remained at a distance and discreetly observed there was no problem in its navigation. but fast forward to today and a government spokesperson confirms that coastguards had in fact tried to get on the boat. they used a rope to get closer and see if the people wanted any help. the spokesman denied any attempt had been made to tow the ship and that the coastguard didn't cause the boat to sink. all this is significant because for the past two d

on thursday, greek opposition leader alexis tsipras visited with survivors at the port of kalamata where he condemned the european union's policies on refugees and migrants. >> i want to say there are huge responsibility. a migration policy that turns the mediterranean into watery graves. i think it is time to speak the truth because this policy has to change. amy: texas republican governor greg abbott has taken credit for sending dozens of migrants to los angeles in a move condemned by democrats as cruel and inhumane. it's the latest in a series of similar moves by republican governors in recent months. on wednesday afternoon, a busload of 42 migrants, including eight children, arrived in los angeles after a 23-hour ride from mcallen, texas, without food. los angeles mayor karen bass blasted abbott, writing in a statement -- "it is abhorrent that an american elected official is using human beings as pawns in his cheap political games." los angeles city council member eunisses hernandez also condemned governor abbott. >> he is obviously a person who has been elected that is not strong en

here, one survivor told the opposition leader, alexis tsipras, that the vessel sank after the greek coastguardo tow it. another man rescued gave a similar story. so, what do we now know about what happened? at 11am on tuesday, the greek authorities first made contact with the fishing vessel and say those on board didn't want their help. but a few hours later, according to this e—mail we've obtained, the coastguard are warned by an unofficial hotline for migrants in trouble, that 750 people, including women and children, are on board and urgently asking for help. originally, the coastguard said that on tuesday evening, it did travel towards the migrant boat, remained at a distance and discreetly observed there was no problem in its navigation. but yesterday, a government spokesman confirmed that coastguards had tried to get on board the boat. they used a rope to get closer and see if people wanted help. the spokesman denied any attempt had been made to tow the ship and that the coastguard didn't cause the boat to sink. as those who survived have been arriving at a migrant camp outside athens, g