Supporters of the Syriza party attend an election campaign rally in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-biggest city, on May 16.
Photographer: Konstantinos Tsakalidis/Bloomberg
Elections
The Greek Economy Is Roaring Back, But Voters Are Counting the Cost
The painful legacy of the debt crisis and austerity is looming over another election.
From the building of a new metro line to buzzing cafes and tavernas and tourists milling around the squares where rioters once clashed with police, Greece’s return from the depths of its economic crisis is impossible to miss in Athens.
The challenge for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as he heads into a tight election this weekend is to convince enough Greeks that they aren’t being left behind on that journey from what he calls “old Greece” to the new.