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ND will seek to work with SYRIZA if it wins vote, Meimarakis says

ND will seek to work with SYRIZA if it wins vote, Meimarakis says

One day after Greece's main political leaders clashed in a televised debate, conservative opposition chief said Tuesday his New Democracy party would seek to form a ruling coalition with SYRIZA if it wins Sunday's snap vote.

“If New Democracy wins the elections, I will first meet with [SYRIZA leader] Alexis Tsipras to try to form a government,” Meimarakis said.

Questioned about potential alliances during Monday's debate, Tsipras insisted that he believed SYRIZA would win an overall majority but that he would otherwise be prepared to form a “progressive” coalition. He ruled out an “unnatural” alliance with ND, saying “We have radical differences on key issues.”

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